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The Chinese word guli - 鼓励 - gǔlì
(to encourage in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
gǔlì
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English translations
to encourage,
to urge, to inspire, to arouse
Chinese characters:
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鼓励 ( guli / gǔlì ) in traditional characters
鼓勵
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 鼓励 ( guli / gǔlì ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Laoshi changchang guli women duo shuo Hanyu.
Lǎoshī chángcháng gǔlì wǒmen duō shuō Hànyǔ.– English translation: The teacher often encourages us to speak more Chinese.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
also: to rouse | also: to exhort
鼓励 ( guli / gǔlì ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 862)
鼓励 ( guli / gǔlì ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 862)
More words that mean to encourage in Chinese
lì ( 励 )
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