鞭策 meaning in English

biāncè

to spur on; to urge on

HSK 7-9verb30 strokes

Meaning of 鞭策

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

biāncè
  1. to spur on
  2. to urge on
  3. to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress)

鞭策 in example sentences

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

杰jié西xī鞭biān策cè小xiǎo毛máo驴lǘ前qián进jìn。
Jessie urged the little donkey forward.

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鞭 biān · whip · 18 strokes

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策 cè · to urge · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 鞭策.

政策zhèngcèpolicy
策略cèlüèstrategy; tactics; crafty; adroit
策划cèhuàto plot; to scheme
决策juécèstrategic decision; decision-making
对策duìcècountermeasure for dealing with a situation
鞭炮biānpàofirecrackers; string of small firecrackers
计策jìcèstratagem
鞭子biānziwhip
鞭打biāndǎto whip; to lash
束手无策shùshǒuwúcèlit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helples
策反cèfǎnto instigate (rebellion etc); incitement (e.g. to desertion within opposing camp)
皮鞭píbiānlash

Questions about 鞭策

What does 鞭策 mean?

鞭策 (biāncè) means "to spur on; to urge on" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 鞭策?

鞭策 is made of 2 characters: 鞭 (18 strokes), 策 (12 strokes). That is 30 strokes in total.

Is 鞭策 an HSK word?

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