鼓动

gǔdòng

to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc)

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 鼓動

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他鼓动大家报名。

He urged everyone to sign up.

鼓动没有用。

Agitation is no use.