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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 鼓舞

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
鼓舞 gǔ wǔ - to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
5 7 7,186 6,268 13,710

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
鼓 gǔ- drum
- CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]
- to drum
- to strike
- to rouse
- to bulge
- to swell
鼓 gǔ- old variant of 鼓[gu3]
舞 wǔ- to dance
- to wield
- to brandish

Other Words Containing 鼓舞

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
鼓舞 5 7 7,186 6,268 13,710
欢欣鼓舞 - - 21,170 27,144 40,676
令人鼓舞 - - 30,719 - -