cuī shēng

催生 (cuī shēng) is a Chinese word meaning “to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby; (obstetrics) to induce labor; to expedite childbirth”.

Meanings

  1. 1to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby
  2. 2(obstetrics) to induce labor
  3. 3to expedite childbirth
  4. 4(fig.) to be a driving force in bringing sth into existence

Characters in 催生

催cuī · to urge生shēng · to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born

Related words

先生teacher发生to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out生活to live医生doctor; medical practitioner生命life (as the characteristic of living beings)生to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born生气to get angry; to be furious生日birthday生意life force生意business学生student人生life (one's time on earth)

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