urge; spur on; motivate
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to urge; to spur on; to motivate (oneself or others)
formalOriginally meant using a whip (鞭) and a riding crop (策) to drive a horse. Now primarily used metaphorically to mean urging or motivating someone (often oneself) to make progress, work hard, or improve.
Lǎo老
shī师
de的
huà话
yī一
zhí直
biān鞭
cè策
zhe着
wǒ我
bù不
duàn断
qián前
jìn进
。
My teacher's words have always spurred me on to keep moving forward.
Yào要
jīng经
cháng常
biān鞭
cè策
zì自
jǐ己
，
nǔ努
lì力
xué学
xí习
。
You must constantly urge yourself on to study hard.
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Zhè这
cì次
shī失
bài败
shì是
duì对
wǒ我
zuì最
hǎo好
de的
biān鞭
cè策
。
This failure is the best motivation for me.
Tā他
xū需
yào要
yǒu有
rén人
biān鞭
cè策
cái才
néng能
fā发
huī挥
chū出
quán全
bù部
qián潜
lì力
。
He needs someone to spur him on to realize his full potential.