# 鼓励 (gǔlì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 鼓励 (gǔlì) means “to encourage”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to encourage
- Pinyin: gǔlì (gu3 li4)
- Traditional: 鼓勵
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 老师经常鼓励我们勇敢尝试。
  Lǎoshī jīngcháng gǔlì wǒmen yǒnggǎn chángshì.
  The teacher often encourages us to try bravely.

## Characters

- [鼓](https://hanziro.com/word/gu-drum/) (gǔ): drum; to beat a drum
- 励 (lì): to encourage; to urge

https://hanziro.com/word/gu-li-encourage/

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