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鼓励

gǔ lì · gu li

Traditional 鼓勵

HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to encourage
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Last kilometre

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)跑(pǎo)不动(bùdòng)了(le)，太(tài)累(lèi)了(le)。

    I can't run any more. I'm too tired.

  2. Liangliang

    别(bié)停(tíng)！还有(háiyǒu)最后(zuìhòu)一公里(yīgōnglǐ)。

    Don't stop! Only the last kilometre left.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)能(néng)鼓励(gǔlì)我(wǒ)一下(yīxià)吗(ma)？

    Can you encourage me a bit?

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)真(zhēn)棒(bàng)！我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)买(mǎi)冰(bīng)水(shuǐ)来(lái)鼓励(gǔlì)你(nǐ)。

    You're great! I'll buy you iced water to encourage you.

  5. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)个(gè)鼓励(gǔlì)太(tài)好(hǎo)了(le)，我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)跑(pǎo)。

    That's a great encouragement. I'll run right now!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)父(fù)亲(qīn)鼓(gǔ)励(lì)我(wǒ)去(qù)学(xué)钢(gāng)琴(qín)。

My father encouraged me to study the piano.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)鼓(gǔ)励(lì)学(xué)生(sheng)多(duō)提(tí)问(wèn)题(tí)。

The teacher encourages students to ask more questions.

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