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鼓励

Traditional: 鼓勵

gǔ lì

鼓励 (gǔ lì) means “to encourage”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese word (traditional 鼓勵) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How to write 鼓励

Practice each character:

鼓

Example

老师鼓励学生努力学习。

Lǎoshī gǔlì xuésheng nǔlì xuéxí.

The teacher encourages students to study hard.

More HSK 4 vocabulary

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Frequently asked questions

What does 鼓励 mean?
鼓励 (gǔ lì) means “to encourage”. It is an HSK 4 word.
How is 鼓励 pronounced?
鼓励 is pronounced “gǔ lì” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 鼓励?
鼓励 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Updated: 2026-05-27