鼓足勇气

鼓足勇氣
gǔzúyǒngqì
to summon one's courage

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 足 zú
  1. (bound form) foot; leg
  2. sufficient; ample
  3. as much as; fully
3 勇气 yǒngqì courage

Related entries

鼓起勇气 gǔqǐyǒngqì to summon one's courage
今天我终于鼓起勇气对她说：“我爱你！”。

Today I finally worked up the bravery to say to her "I love you!"

Source: Tatoeba