How to say “encourage” in Chinese
encourage, motivate
“Encourage” in Chinese is 激励, jī lì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
激励 is read jī lì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”. In 冰激凌 it was chosen for its sound.
On the left, 厉 lì hints at the sound; on the right, 力 “strength”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “激励”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 激励. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 公司需要建立有效的激励机制gōngsīxūyàojiànlìyǒuxiàodejīlìjīzhìThe company needs to create an effective incentive mechanism.
More words from the lesson “Lead and assist”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “encourage” in Chinese?
“Encourage” in Chinese is 激励, pinyin jīlì.
What does 激励 mean?
激励 (jīlì) means “encourage, motivate”.
How do you write 激励?
激励 is 2 characters: 激 (jī) — surging; excite; 励 (lì) — encourage, inspire. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 激励?
激励 is read jīlì. Tones: jī — first tone, lì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“encourage” in the lesson “Lead and assist”
This word is from the topic “Jobs and positions” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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