How to say “inspire” in Chinese
inspire, enlighten
“Inspire” in Chinese is 启发, qǐ fā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
启发 is read qǐ fā: 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 top, 户 “door”; below, 口 “mouth”: opening a door.
Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.
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 “启发”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 启发. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 老师的话给了我很大的启发。lǎoshīdehuàgěilewǒhěndàdeqǐfāMy teacher's words gave me an important idea.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “inspire” in Chinese?
“Inspire” in Chinese is 启发, pinyin qǐfā.
What does 启发 mean?
启发 (qǐfā) means “inspire, enlighten”.
How do you write 启发?
启发 is 2 characters: 启 (qǐ) — open, start; 发 (fā) — send, emit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 启发?
启发 is read qǐfā. Tones: qǐ — third tone, fā — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“inspire” in the lesson “Lessons of experience”
This word is from the topic “Talent and mastery” 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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