鼓励鼓勵 gǔlì — to encourage
gǔlì (third tone, dipping)gu3li4
Traditional: 鼓勵
to encourage
HSK 4· HSK 1–4 (classic)verb
Meanings
to encourage
鼓, a drum, and 励, to spur on — encouragement pictured as the drumbeat that once sent soldiers forward. It always names both who is spurred and what for: 老师鼓励学生多说汉语, the teacher encourages the students to speak more Chinese.
verb
Example sentences
- 老师鼓励我们多说汉语。老師鼓勵我們多說漢語。Lǎoshī (third tone, dipping) gǔlì (third tone, dipping) wǒmen (third tone, dipping) duō (first tone, high and level) shuō (first tone, high and level) Hànyǔ. (fourth tone, falling)···
The teacher encourages us to speak more Chinese.
- 爸爸妈妈一直鼓励他学习音乐。爸爸媽媽一直鼓勵他學習音樂。Bàba (fourth tone, falling) māma (first tone, high and level) yìzhí (fourth tone, falling) gǔlì (third tone, dipping) tā (first tone, high and level) xuéxí (second tone, rising) yīnyuè. (first tone, high and level)···
His parents have always encouraged him to study music.