鼓勵 gǔlì HSK5 to encourage Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 鼓 gǔ verbnoun to rouse to rouse; to incite; to encourage; to stimulate励 勵 lì verbnoun to encourage (bound form) to encourage; to urge; to exhort; often seen in compounds like 鼓励 gǔlì or 勉励 miǎnlì