鼓动 (gǔ dòng) — to urge, encourage, or incite (someone) to take action; to flap (wings, a fan, etc.)
Definition
鼓动 (gǔdòng) means to urge or stir people into action — stronger and more mobilizing than 鼓励 (encourage) or 激励 (motivate), and can imply pushing toward something risky. Also used literally for flapping wings.
verb
to urgeencourageor incite (someone) to take actionto flap (wings, a fan, etc.)
Examples
- 鼓动。Hěn duō zhì yuàn zhě gǔ dòng dà jiā cān jiā zhè cì huó dòng.Many volunteers urged everyone to participate in this event.
- 鼓动。Yǒu rén gǔ dòng tā men bú yào fàng qì zì jǐ de quán lì.Someone incited them not to give up their rights.
- 鼓动，。Niǎo gǔ dòng chì bǎng, fēi xiàng tiān kōng.The bird flapped its wings and flew toward the sky.
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