鼓励

鼓勵
gǔlì
to encourage

CEDICT

Entry Composition

=1 鼓 gǔ old variant of 鼓 gǔ
=1 鼓 gǔ
  1. drum
  2. to drum
  3. to strike
  4. to rouse
  5. to bulge
  6. to swell

classifiers: 通, 面
2 励 lì
  1. to encourage
  2. to urge