Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

exhort

Chinese: 鼓励、劝勉。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “li” becomes a different word in each tone. 励 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 鼓励gǔ lìto encourage
  • 奖励jiǎng lìto reward; reward (as encouragement)
  • 激励jī lìto encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive
  • 勉励miǎn lìto encourage
  • 励志lì zhìto pursue a goal with determination; inspirational; motivational

Example Sentence

老师的话激励着我不断进步。Lǎo shī de huà jī lì zhe wǒ bú duàn jìn bù.The teacher words encourage me to keep improving.

老师Lǎo shīteacherdeofhuàdialect激励jī lìto encouragezhe(ongoing action)I不断bú duànunceasing进步jìn bùprogress