No. 2,657 in Chinese
鼓勵
To encourage or inspire.
In a sentence
老师总是鼓勵学生挑战自己的极限。
Teachers always encourage students to challenge their limits.
In this sentence, 鼓勵 is used to describe the act of motivating or inspiring someone to take on challenges or achieve more.
父母应该鼓勵孩子勇敢表达自己的想法。
Parents should encourage their children to bravely express their ideas.
Here, 鼓勵 highlights the support provided to someone for expressing themselves or performing confidently.
他的成功鼓勵了许多人努力实现自己的目标。
His success encouraged many people to strive to achieve their goals.
In this sentence, 鼓勵 is employed to indicate the inspiration or influence someone provides to others through their example.
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