激励 meaning in English

jīlì

to encourage; to urge

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 激勵23 strokes

Meaning of 激励

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jīlì
  1. to encourage
  2. to urge
  3. motivation
  4. incentive

激励 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā的de演yǎn说shuō激jī励lì了le所suǒ有yǒu的de男nán孩hái。
His speech inspired all the boys.

Stroke order for each character

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激 jī · to arouse · 16 strokes

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励 lì · to encourage · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 激励.

激动jīdòngto move emotionally; to stir up (emotions)
刺激cìjīto provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
激烈jīliè(of competition or fighting) intense; fierce
鼓励gǔlìto encourage
奖励jiǎnglìto reward; reward (as encouragement)
激情jīqíngpassion; fervor
感激gǎnjīto be grateful; to appreciate
激活jīhuóto activate
激光jīguānglaser
激发jīfāto arouse; to stimulate
激起jīqǐto arouse; to evoke
激素jīsùhormone

Questions about 激励

What does 激励 mean?

激励 (jīlì) means "to encourage; to urge" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 激励?

激励 is made of 2 characters: 激 (16 strokes), 励 (7 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.

Is 激励 an HSK word?

Yes. 激励 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 激励 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 激励 is written 激勵.