鞭策
Old HSK 6
鞭策 (biāncè) · to spur on
鞭策 (biāncè) means “to spur on; to urge on”. It is written with 2 characters: 鞭 (whip) + 策 (to urge). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 鞭策 is built
The characters
鞭 biān · whip
What 鞭 is made of
- 革gé — leather
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 便biàn — easy
- 亻rén — person
- 更gèng — more
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 曰yuē — to speak
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
策 cè · to urge
What 策 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 朿cì — thorn
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 木mù — tree
Example sentences
老师的话一直鞭策着我。Lǎoshī de huà yìzhí biāncè zhe wǒ.My teacher's words have always spurred me on.
失败鞭策他更加努力。Shībài biāncè tā gèngjiā nǔlì.Failure spurred him to work harder.
Questions about 鞭策
What does 鞭策 mean?
鞭策 (biāncè) means “to spur on; to urge on”.
How do you pronounce 鞭策?
鞭策 is pronounced biāncè.
Which HSK level is 鞭策?
鞭策 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 鞭炮biānpàofirecrackers
- 策划cèhuàto plan
- 策略cèlüèstrategy
- 对策duìcècountermeasure
- 决策juécèdecision
- 政策zhèngcèpolicy
Learn 鞭策 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 11: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.