to encourage, to strive, to exert oneself

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
gōng
wèi
yōu
xiù
yuán
gōng
gōng
jiǎng

The company provides rewards for outstanding employees.

2
lǎo
shī
jīng
cháng
xué
shēng
wèn

The teacher often encourages students to ask questions.

3
zhè
diàn
yǐng
fēi
cháng
zhì

This movie is very inspirational.

4

Mom encourages me.

5
lǎo
shī
men
duō
shū

The teacher encourages us to read more books.

6
péng
yǒu
de
ràng
gèng
yǒu
xìn
xīn
wán
chéng
zhè
ge
xiàng

My friend's encouragement gives me more confidence to complete this project.

7
lǎo
shī
miǎn
hǎo
hǎo
xué

The teacher encouraged me to study hard.

8
péng
yǒu
miǎn
jiān
chí
duàn
liàn
shēn

My friend encouraged me to keep exercising.

9
zài
kùn
nán
miàn
qián
men
yào
xiāng
miǎn
gòng
tóng
jìn

In the face of difficulties, we should encourage each other and make progress together.

10
lǎo
shī
jiǎng
táng

The teacher rewarded me with a candy.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes7
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#723
Zhuyinㄌㄧˋ
Components
UnicodeU+52B1
CangjieMSKS
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality