督促
dūcù
to urge, to supervise
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 老师督促学生按时完成作业。The teacher urges students to finish homework on time.
- 在父母的督促下，他养成了好习惯。Under his parents' urging, he formed good habits.
Collocations
督促学生督促完成督促检查互相督促
Mnemonic
督 dū "to oversee, urge" + 促 cù "to urge": to oversee and urge, i.e. to press someone to do something on time. The 督 is the same as in 监督 (to supervise). Distinguish 督促 (to urge/press) from 监督 (jiāndū, to supervise/oversee).
Related
监督催促督导敦促
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