HSK 4 vocabulary › 鼓励
鼓励
鼓励 in English: to encourage
gǔ lì
to encourage
How to pronounce 鼓励
gǔ lì (without tone marks: gu li). gǔ is a third (low, dipping) tone; lì is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 鼓励
鼓 gǔ
drum; to drum; to strike
drum; to drum; to strike
励 lì
to encourage; to urge
to encourage; to urge
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| 鼓掌 | gǔ zhǎng | to applaud; to clap | HSK 5 |
| 鼓动 | gǔ dòng | to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage | HSK 6 |
| 激励 | jī lì | to encourage; to urge | HSK 6 |
| 奖励 | jiǎng lì | to reward; reward (as encouragement) | HSK 6 |
| 勉励 | miǎn lì | to encourage | HSK 6 |