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鞭策

biān cè

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

鞭策 (biān cè) means "to spur on; to urge on; to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 鞭策 means

1. to spur on
2. to urge on
3. to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress)

The characters in 鞭策

• 鞭biānwhip or lash; to flog; to whip
• 策cèpolicy; plan; scheme

Example sentences

• 杰西鞭策小毛驴前进。
  Jiéxī biāncè xiǎo máolǘ qiánjìn.
  Jessie urged the little donkey forward.

Where 鞭策 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · bì (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read biān cè correctly.
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