鼓动 meaning in English

gǔdòng

to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc)

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 鼓動19 strokes

Meaning of 鼓动

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gǔdòng
  1. to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite
  2. to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc)

Stroke order for each character

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鼓 gǔ · drum · 13 strokes

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动 dòng · to move · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 鼓动.

动作dòngzuòmovement; motion; action; to act; to move
行动xíngdòngoperation; action
动物dòngwùanimal
活动huódòngto exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
运动yùndòngto move; to exercise
感动gǎndòngto move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally)
动物园dòngwùyuánzoo
发动fādòngto start; to launch
自动zìdòngautomatic; voluntarily
主动zhǔdòngto take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord
动力dònglìmotive power; (fig.) motivation; impetus
推动tuīdòngto push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to

Questions about 鼓动

What does 鼓动 mean?

鼓动 (gǔdòng) means "to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 鼓动?

鼓动 is made of 2 characters: 鼓 (13 strokes), 动 (6 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 鼓动 an HSK word?

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

How is 鼓动 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 鼓动 is written 鼓動.