鼓励

gǔlì

to encourage

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 4 trad. 鼓勵

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  • old variant of 鼓B5
  • 鼓掌gǔzhǎngto applaudB5
  • 鼓舞gǔwǔto inspireB6
  • 鼓动gǔdòngto urge (an activity that may be beneficiaB7
  • 一鼓作气yìgǔ-zuòqìin a spurt of energyB7
  • 奖励jiǎnglìto rewardB5
  • 激励jīlìto encourageB6
  • 励志lìzhìto pursue a goal with determinationB7
  • 勉励miǎnlìto encourageB7

See it in sentences

老师经常鼓励我们。

The teacher often encourages us.

朋友鼓励我试一试。

My friend encouraged me to give it a try.