encourage; cheer up; pep up
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to encourage; to cheer up; to pep up
informalTypically used with 互相 or 给 to indicate mutual encouragement or cheering someone on. The 儿 suffix makes it colloquial and common in spoken Mandarin.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
hù互
xiāng相
gǔ鼓
jìn劲
r儿
，
yī一
dìng定
néng能
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
gè个
rèn任
wù务
。
We need to encourage each other; we can definitely complete this task.
Jiào教
liàn练
zài在
chǎng场
biān边
gěi给
duì队
yuán员
men们
gǔ鼓
jìn劲
r儿
。
The coach was on the sidelines pepping up the team members.
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Bié别
huī灰
xīn心
，
wǒ我
gěi给
nǐ你
gǔ鼓
jìn劲
r儿
！
Don't lose heart; I'm here to cheer you on!