鼓舞 meaning in English
to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
Meaning of 鼓舞
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
gǔwǔ
- to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
鼓舞 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
那真令人鼓舞。
That's encouraging.
我们有一些令人鼓舞的消息。
We have some encouraging news.
我借由听音乐来鼓舞我自己。
I cheered myself up by listening to music.
她是一个奇怪，神秘和鼓舞人心的诗人。
She's a strange, enigmatic and inspiring poet.
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鼓 gǔ · drum · 13 strokes
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舞 wǔ · to dance · 14 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 鼓舞.
| 跳舞 | tiàowǔ | to dance |
| 舞台 | wǔtái | (lit. and fig.) stage; arena |
| 鼓励 | gǔlì | to encourage |
| 鼓掌 | gǔzhǎng | to applaud; to clap |
| 舞蹈 | wǔdǎo | dance (performance art); dancing |
| 舞厅 | wǔtīng | dance hall; ballroom |
| 歌舞 | gēwǔ | singing and dancing |
| 鼓动 | gǔdòng | to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate |
| 敲边鼓 | qiāo biāngǔ | to back sb up; to support sb in an argument |
| 一鼓作气 | yīgǔ-zuòqì | in a spurt of energy |
| 舞会 | wǔhuì | dance; ball |
| 舞者 | wǔzhě | dancer |
Questions about 鼓舞
What does 鼓舞 mean?
鼓舞 (gǔwǔ) means "to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)" and is used as a verb and adjective.
How do you write 鼓舞?
鼓舞 is made of 2 characters: 鼓 (13 strokes), 舞 (14 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.
Is 鼓舞 an HSK word?
Yes. 鼓舞 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.