鼓励 鼓勵 gǔ lì to encourage syn 激励 激勵 jī lì to encourage / to urge / motivation / incentive syn 鼓舞 gǔ wǔ to inspire / to encourage / to hearten / to boost (morale) syn 诚信 誠信 chéng xìn honesty / trustworthiness / good faith syn 打气 打氣 dǎ qì to inflate / to pump up / (fig.) to encourage / to boost morale syn 怂恿 慫恿 sǒng yǒng to instigate / to incite / to urge / to encourage syn 鼓动 鼓動 gǔ dòng to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral) / to encourage / to agitate / to instigate / to incite / to beat / to flap (wings, a fan etc) syn 诱导 誘導 yòu dǎo to induce / to encourage / to provide guidance / (medicine, chemistry) to induce syn 助长 助長 zhù zhǎng to encourage / to foster / to foment syn 鞭策 biān cè to spur on / to urge on / to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress) syn 助威 zhù wēi to cheer for / to encourage / to boost the morale of syn 推波助澜 推波助瀾 tuī bō zhù lán to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom) / to add momentum / to encourage sth to get bigger / to add fuel to the fire syn 勉励 勉勵 miǎn lì to encourage syn 拍马 拍馬 pāi mǎ to urge on a horse by patting its bottom / fig. to encourage / same as 拍馬屁|拍马屁, to flatter or toady 包公 bāo gōng Lord Bao or Judge Bao, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty 包青天 bāo qīng tiān Bao Qingtian, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty 包拯 bāo zhěng Bao Zheng (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty / modern day metaphor for an honest politician 自勉 zì miǎn to encourage oneself syn 砥砺 砥礪 dǐ lì whetstone / (lit. and fig.) to hone / to sharpen / to encourage syn 劝勉 勸勉 quàn miǎn to advise / to encourage syn 鼓气 鼓氣 gǔ qì to puff up / to swell up / to inflate / to blow air into sth / (fig.) to encourage / to support 奖 獎 jiǎng prize / award / bonus / reward / (bound form) to encourage / to commend / to praise / to award / to give as a reward syn 兴 興 xīng to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect) syn 励 勵 lì to encourage / to urge syn 路不拾遗 路不拾遺 lù bù shí yí lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom) / fig. honesty prevails throughout society syn 忱 chén sincerity / honesty syn 钊 釗 zhāo to encourage / to cut / to strain syn 海瑞 hǎi ruì Hai Rui (1514-1587), Ming politician, famous for honesty and integrity 俭以养廉 儉以養廉 jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián (idiom) frugality makes honesty 劝善惩恶 勸善懲惡 quàn shàn chéng è to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom) / fig. poetic justice / you get what's coming to you 广开言路 廣開言路 guǎng kāi yán lù to encourage the free airing of views (idiom) 包待制 bāo dài zhì Bao Daizhi, "Edict Attendant Bao", fictional name used for Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty 包龙图 包龍圖 bāo lóng tú Bao Longtu, ”Bao of the Dragon Image”, fictional name used for Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty 孝肃 孝肅 xiào sù Xiaosu, posthumous name of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty 孟思诚 孟思誠 mèng sī chéng Maeng Saseong (1360-1438), Korean politician of the Goryeo-Joseon transition, famous for his honesty and wisdom 希仁 xī rén Xiren, courtesy title of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty 海青天 hǎi qīng tiān popular nickname of Hai Rui 海瑞[Hai3 Rui4] (1514-1587), Ming politician, famous for honesty and integrity 道不拾遗 道不拾遺 dào bù shí yí lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom) / fig. honesty prevails throughout society syn 天地良心 tiān dì liáng xīn in all honesty / truth to tell 巧诈不如拙诚 巧詐不如拙誠 qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom) / honesty is the best policy 互勉 hù miǎn to encourage each other 劝课 勸課 quàn kè to encourage and supervise (esp. state officials promoting agriculture) 策励 策勵 cè lì to encourage / to urge / to impel / to spur sb on 规勉 規勉 guī miǎn to advise and encourage 诱掖 誘掖 yòu yè to help and encourage 诲淫 誨淫 huì yín to stir up lust / to promote sex / to encourage licentiousness 忞 mín to encourage oneself 偲偲 sī sī (literary) to learn from and encourage each other 