To induce a sleep-like state of consciousness through suggestion, relaxation, or repetitive stimuli; to mesmerize or lull to sleep.

to urge someone to do something; to hasten or press for action

(chemistry) a substance that changes the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed itself (also called [[触媒|觸媒|chu4 mei2]]); (figurative) an external factor that promotes the development of something or causes a change to happen

To use medicine or other methods to hasten or facilitate childbirth

to cause or accelerate a chemical reaction

hypnosis; hypnotherapy; mesmerism; the technique of using suggestions to induce a trance-like state, often used in psychological therapy or performance

tear gas bomb; tear-gas grenade

To use chemical or physical methods to accelerate the ripening of fruit or the development of animal reproductive glands

oxytocin; a hormone used as a medication to induce childbirth

to artificially promote sexual maturity or heat in animals using drugs or other methods to increase breeding rates

To use artificial methods such as soaking in warm water, applying chemicals, or using heat to accelerate the sprouting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings.

a chemical substance that irritates the eyes and causes tears

to press for the return of money or goods; to dun for a debt

A song or piece of music intended to help a baby fall asleep; also known as [[摇篮曲|搖籃曲|yao2 lan2 qu3]]

To cause someone to die early; used to describe something that brings about death quickly.

A drug or substance that induces sleep or has a sedative effect

To urge or press someone to hurry up and handle a matter; to expedite the processing of a task

to hasten or expedite childbirth using drugs or other methods; also called [[催生|催生|cui1 sheng1]]

to press or force someone for something, such as the payment of a debt

To fatten livestock or poultry before slaughter by feeding them high-nutrition feed; can also refer to using fertilizer to speed up crop growth.

a magical charm or spell used to hasten someone's death; something that brings about an early death

to stimulate a nursing mother to produce more milk by using specific foods or medicines

(lit.) a ghost that hastens a person's death; (fig.) a person who prods or drives others relentlessly, such as a slave driver, debt collector, or incompetent doctor

A medicine or substance used to cause vomiting

to urge and press someone to do something; to compel or coerce

To hasten the hatching of silkworm eggs using controlled temperature and moisture; literally refers to the eggs turning a greenish color just before hatching.

(idiom) literally the rear waves push the front waves; used to describe the constant replacement of the old by the new, often implying that the new generation surpasses the previous one

The person or factor acting as the driving force behind something; an agent of change or growth.

Literally describes the rear waves of the Yangtze River pushing on those in front; used to say that the new is constantly replacing the old, each new generation excels the previous, or that things are constantly evolving.

repeatedly urge and invite someone to do something; to coax and plead with someone many times

to promote or stimulate the production of breast milk, such as with medication or diet

prolactin; lactogen

To demand or press for the payment of a debt.

the process of speeding up a chemical reaction using a substance that does not change itself; catalysis

to urge or stimulate the occurrence or production of something; to catalyze

to cause or induce vomiting, especially as a treatment in Chinese medicine

To formally urge or notify a person to fulfill their legal obligations or exercise their rights

A poem written in the old days by a friend or relative of a bride to congratulate her and playfully urge her to finish her makeup for the wedding procession.

To pressure or urge someone, typically one's adult child or relative, to get married.

(colloquial) an errand boy; someone who is at another's beck and call to do odd jobs

to demand payment of money owed; to dun for debt

evoking a strong emotional response, such as in a sad story or film

a chemical substance that irritates the eyes and causes tears, such as tear gas; lacrimator

tear-jerker movie; a film intended to make people cry

(old term) a midwife who uses traditional methods to help deliver a baby or induce labor

oxytocin; a hormone used to induce labor

medicine or drug used to induce or maintain sleep (hypnotic) or to cause drowsiness (soporific) without causing mental confusion

The state of being under hypnosis; a hypnotic trance

to press for payment of taxes; to demand or collect taxes aggressively