| 促进 | cù jìn | to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost |
| 促 | cù | urgent; hurried; to urge; to promote; to urge haste; close; intimate |
| 促使 | cù shǐ | to induce; to promote; to urge; to impel; to bring about; to provoke; to drive (sb to do sth); to catalyze; to actuate; to contribute to (some development) |
| 促成 | cù chéng | to facilitate; to effect |
| 促动 | cù dòng | to motivate |
| 促弦 | cù xián | to tighten the strings (of a musical instrument) |
| 促求 | cù qiú | to urge |
| 促狭 | cù xiá | (colloquial) teasing; mischievous |
| 促狭鬼 | cù xiá guǐ | rascal; mischievous fellow; joker |
| 促织 | cù zhī | old term onomat. for cricket |
| 促声 | cù shēng | same as 入声; entering tone |
| 促膝 | cù xī | lit. knees pressed close; intimate; seated side by side; in close contact |
| 促膝谈心 | cù xī tán xīn | to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom) |
| 促请 | cù qǐng | to urge |
| 促退 | cù tuì | to hinder; to prevent (forward progress) |
| 促销 | cù xiāo | to promote sales |
