激励 (jī lì) — to encourage; to motivate
Definition
激励 means to motivate or spur someone on — stronger and more about driving action than 鼓励 (softer, general 'encourage'). Often paired with concrete rewards or goals, like bonuses or targets.
verb
to encourageto motivate
Examples
- 激励。Jīng lǐ jīng cháng yòng jiǎng jīn jī lì yuán gōng.The manager often uses bonuses to motivate employees.
- 激励。Měi cì shī bài dōu jī lì wǒ gèng jiā nǔ lì.Every failure motivates me to work even harder.
- 激励。Lǎo shī de gǔ lì jī lì tā qǔ dé le hěn dà jìn bù.The teacher's encouragement motivated him to make great progress.
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