Definition
鼓动 (gǔ dòng) can mean 'to urge' with a neutral or slightly negative tone—it's less intensely negative than 煽动 (shān dòng 'to incite') or 怂恿 (sǒng yǒng 'to instigate someone to do something wrong'), and more forceful than the purely positive 鼓励 (gǔ lì 'to encourage'). It also has a separate physical sense: 'to flap (wings, a fan, etc.)'.
verb
to urgeencourageor incite (someone) to take actionto flap (wings, a fan, etc.)
Easily confused
- 古董gǔ dǒngsound-alikeantique, curio
- 股东gǔ dōngsound-alikeshareholder, stockholder
Examples
- 鼓动。Hěn duō zhìyuànzhě gǔ dòng dàjiā cānjiā zhè cì huódòng.Many volunteers urged everyone to participate in this event.
- 鼓动。Yǒurén gǔ dòng tāmen búyào fàngqì zìjǐ de quánlì.Someone incited them not to give up their rights.
- 鼓动，。Niǎo gǔ dòng chìbǎng, fēi xiàng tiānkōng.The bird flapped its wings and flew toward the sky.
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