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鼓起勇气 Pronunciation and Pinyin

鼓起勇气 Usage and Examples

Pluck up courage

Summon courage

Muster courage

大约两小时后我才鼓起勇气打了电话。

It took me about two hours to pluck up the courage to call.

我终于鼓起勇气,去看了牙医。

I finally screwed up my courage and went to the dentist.

The characters in 鼓起勇气

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
鼓
gú13drum, beat, rouse, swell
起
qǐ10to rise, start, or begin
勇
yǒng9brave, courageous
气
qì4air, gas, spirit, anger

More words starting with 鼓

  • gǔ鼓zhī之Beat it, Encourage it
  • gǔ鼓yuè乐Drum music, Drumming
  • gǔ鼓yuè乐qì器drum, percussion
  • gǔ鼓dòng动incite, instigate
  • gǔ鼓lì励encourage, promote
  • gǔ鼓lì励hé和zhī支chí持encourage and support, support and encourage
  • gǔ鼓lì励xué学shēng生chuàng创xīn新de的fāng方fǎ法Methods to encourage student innovation, Ways to foster student creativity
  • gǔ鼓lì励de的Encouraging, Supportive
  • gǔ鼓jìn劲to encourage or motivate someone
  • gǔ鼓chuī吹Advocate, Preach
  • gǔ鼓shēng声drum sound, drumbeat
  • gǔ鼓huò惑instigate, incite

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Questions about 鼓起勇气

What does 鼓起勇气 mean in Chinese?

鼓起勇气 (gú qǐ yǒng qì) means “Pluck up courage, Summon courage, Muster courage”.

How do you pronounce 鼓起勇气?

鼓起勇气 is pronounced gú qǐ yǒng qì in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Pluck up courage” in Chinese?

“Pluck up courage” is 鼓起勇气 (gú qǐ yǒng qì) in Chinese.

How is 鼓起勇气 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 鼓起勇气, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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