鼓起勇气 meaning in English

gǔqǐyǒngqì

to summon one's courage

Traditional 鼓起勇氣36 strokes

Meaning of 鼓起勇气

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gǔqǐyǒngqì
  1. to summon one's courage

鼓起勇气 in example sentences

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

今jīn天tiān我wǒ终zhōng于yú鼓gǔ起qǐ勇yǒng气qì对duì她tā说shuō:“我wǒ爱ài你nǐ!”。
Today I finally worked up the bravery to say to her "I love you!"
你nǐ一yí定dìng要yào鼓gǔ起qǐ勇yǒng气qì。
You must build up your courage.

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鼓 gǔ · drum · 13 strokes

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起 qǐ · to rise · 10 strokes

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勇 yǒng · brave · 9 strokes

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气 qì · gas · 4 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 鼓起勇气.

一起yīqǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)
起来qǐláito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
生气shēngqìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
天气tiānqìweather
起床qǐchuángto get out of bed; to get up
不客气bù kèqìyou're welcome; don't mention it
想起xiǎngqǐto recall; to think of
空气kōngqìair; atmosphere
起飞qǐfēi(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to star
气温qìwēnair temperature
看起来kàn qǐláiseemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the

Questions about 鼓起勇气

What does 鼓起勇气 mean?

鼓起勇气 (gǔqǐyǒngqì) means "to summon one's courage".

How do you write 鼓起勇气?

鼓起勇气 is made of 4 characters: 鼓 (13 strokes), 起 (10 strokes), 勇 (9 strokes), 气 (4 strokes). That is 36 strokes in total.

How is 鼓起勇气 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 鼓起勇气 is written 鼓起勇氣.