鼓励
gǔlì
to encourage
Part of speech · verb
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Examples
- 老师鼓励我们多说汉语。The teacher encourages us to speak more Chinese.
- 父母的鼓励让我更有信心。My parents' encouragement gives me more confidence.
Collocations
鼓励学生互相鼓励鼓励的话受到鼓励
Mnemonic
鼓 gǔ "drum" + 励 lì "to urge/strive": beating a drum to spur others on = to encourage.
Related
表扬支持激励励
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