鼓励
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
鼓励 (gǔlì) · to encourage
鼓励 (gǔlì) means “to encourage”. It is written with 2 characters: 鼓 (drum) + 励 (to encourage). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 鼓励 is built
The characters
鼓 gǔ · drum
What 鼓 is made of
- 壴zhù — drum
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 支zhī — to support
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 十 — ten
励 lì · to encourage
What 励 is made of
- 厉lì — whetstone
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 万wàn — ten thousand
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Example sentences
老师鼓励我们多说汉语。Lǎoshī gǔlì wǒmen duō shuō Hànyǔ.The teacher encourages us to speak more Chinese.
谢谢你一直鼓励我。Xièxie nǐ yīzhí gǔlì wǒ.Thank you for always encouraging me.
Questions about 鼓励
What does 鼓励 mean?
鼓励 (gǔlì) means “to encourage”.
How do you pronounce 鼓励?
鼓励 is pronounced gǔlì.
Which HSK level is 鼓励?
鼓励 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 鼓舞gǔwǔto encourage
- 鼓掌gǔzhǎngto applaud
- 鼓动gǔdòngto urge
- 激励jīlìto encourage
- 奖励jiǎnglìto reward
- 勉励miǎnlìto encourage
Learn 鼓励 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 15: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.