我鼓励学生们更努力地学习。

I inspired my students to work harder.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 鼓励 gǔlì to encourage
=3 学生 xuésheng
  1. student
  2. schoolchild
=3 学生 xuéshēng
  1. disciple; follower (Classifier: 位 m)
  2. student; pupil (Classifier: 位 m)
4 们 men plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
=5 更 gēng
  1. to change or replace
  2. to experience
  3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
  4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
=5 更 gèng
  1. more
  2. even more
  3. further
  4. still
  5. still more
6 努力 nǔlì
  1. to make an effort; to try hard; to strive
  2. hard-working; conscientious
7 地学 dìxué earth science
=8 习 Xí surname Xi
=8 习 xí
  1. (bound form) to practice
  2. to study
  3. habit
  4. custom