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The Chinese word guli - 鼓励 - gǔlì
(to encourage in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
gǔlì
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English translations
to encourage,
to urge, to inspire, to arouse
Chinese characters:
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鼓励 ( guli / gǔlì ) in traditional characters
鼓勵
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
also: to rouse | also: to exhort
鼓励 ( guli / gǔlì ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 862)
鼓励 ( guli / gǔlì ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 862)
More words that mean to encourage in Chinese
lì ( 励 )
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