cù
趣
to urge; urgent
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to urge; to hasten
archaicArchaic usage. In ancient texts, '趣' is often interchangeable with '促' (cù).
Gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
，
“
qù趣
”
tōng通
“
cù促
”
，
yì意
wéi为
cuī催
cù促
。
In ancient texts, 'qu' was interchangeable with 'cu', meaning to urge.
Zài在
gǔ古
jí籍
lǐ里
，
qù趣
yǒu有
shí时
dú读
zuò作
cùc
ù
。
In ancient books, 趣 was sometimes read as cù.
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Qù趣
mín民
jí急
wù务
，
bù不
kě可
dài怠
màn慢
。
Urge the people to attend to urgent matters; do not be lazy.
Wáng王
qù趣
Zhào赵
bīng兵
。
The king urged the Zhao troops.
Cǐ此
chù处
“
qù趣
”
zì字
nǎi乃
“
cù促
”
zhī之
tōng通
jiǎ假
zì字
。
Here the character 'qu' is a phonetic loan character for 'cu'.