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激励

jī lì · ji li

Traditional 激勵

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to encourage
  2. to urge
  3. motivation
  4. incentive
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Five kilometres for ice cream

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)每天(měitiān)跑步(pǎobù)，可是(kěshì)太(tài)累(lèi)了(le)。

    I want to run every day, but it is too tiring.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)来(lái)激励(jīlì)你(nǐ)！跑(pǎo)五(wǔ)公里(gōnglǐ)，我(wǒ)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)吃(chī)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)。

    Let me motivate you! Run five kilometres and I will treat you to ice cream.

  3. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)你(nǐ)激励(jīlì)我(wǒ)，我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)跑(pǎo)！

    With you motivating me, I will run right now!

  4. Dengdeng

    等等(děngděng)我(wǒ)！冰淇淋(bīngqílín)我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)。

    Wait for me! I want ice cream too.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)你(nǐ)也(yě)要(yào)跑(pǎo)五(wǔ)公里(gōnglǐ)！

    OK, then you run five kilometres too!

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2 examples
01

他(tā)的(de)演(yǎn)说(shuō)激(jī)励(lì)了(le)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)的(de)男(nán)孩(hái)。

His speech inspired all the boys.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)的(de)话(huà)激(jī)励(lì)我(wǒ)更(gèng)加(jiā)努(nǔ)力(lì)学(xué)习(xí)。

The teacher's words motivated me to study even harder.

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