勉励

勉勵
miǎnlì
verb HSK 7-9 #55,663

Meanings

  1. 1 to encourage
  2. 2 to urge on

Examples

HSK 4
Xiàozhǎng miǎnlì bìyèshēng búyào hàipà shībài.
The principal urged the graduating class not to be afraid of failure.
HSK 4
Tā cháng yòng fùqīn de zhè jù huà miǎnlì zìjǐ.
He often uses this line of his father's to spur himself on.
HSK 7-9
Xìn lǐ gǎnxiè le tuánduì, bìng miǎnlì dàjiā zàijiē-zàilì.
The letter thanked the team and urged them to keep up the effort.

Tips

usage
Encouragement that flows downward and stays formal: the one doing the 勉励 is a teacher, a manager or an elder, addressing people in their charge. Between equals, or for everyday cheering-on, use 鼓励.
memory
Both halves already mean effort, as in 勤勉, diligent, and as in 激励, to spur on. Doubling them is what makes the word sound like a speech rather than a pat on the back.

Stroke Order

miǎn