(gǔ lì) - to encourage in Mandarin
gǔlìTraditional: 鼓勵
Translation
to encourage
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Stroke order
鼓
励
Examples
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The teacher often encourages us.
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Thank you for your encouragement.
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Dad encouraged me to learn swimming.
鼓励 (gǔlì) is to encourage, and also the noun encouragement: 得到鼓励 (receive encouragement). Use 鼓励 + person + verb: 鼓励我学游泳. It is warmer than 支持 (zhīchí, to support).
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鼓励: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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