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鼓起

gǔ qǐ

2-character word

What 鼓起 means

1. to summon one's (courage, faith etc)
2. to puff up (one's cheeks etc)
3. to bulge
4. to swell out

The characters in 鼓起

• 鼓gǔdrum; to drum; to strike
• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up

Example sentences

• 你一定要鼓起勇气。
  Nǐ yīdìngyào gǔqǐyǒngqì.
  You must build up your courage.
• 今天我终于鼓起勇气对她说：“我爱你！”。
  Jīntiān wǒ zhōngyú gǔqǐyǒngqì duì tā shuō:"wǒ ài nǐ!".
  Today I finally worked up the bravery to say to her "I love you!"

Words starting with 鼓起

• 鼓起勇气gǔ qǐ yǒng qìto summon one's courage