Chinese word dictionary

勉励

miǎnlì · to encourage

Practice word

Word information

Simplified勉励

Traditional勉勵

Pinyinmiǎnlì

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

勉miǎn

to endeavor, to make an effort; to urge

励lì

to encourage; to strive

How to learn 勉励

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

鼓励gǔlì

to encourage

奖励jiǎnglì

to reward; reward (as encouragement)

激励jīlì

to encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive

勉强miǎnqiǎng

to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough

励志lìzhì

to pursue a goal with determination; inspirational; motivational