鞭 biān
- Strokes
- 18
- Radical
- 革 — leather, animal hide
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
鞭策
biāncè
to spur on; to urge forward
Characters in this word
策 cè
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 朿 thorn, sting, prickle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 导师严厉的批评虽然刺耳，却一直鞭策他完善论文。 Dǎoshī yánlì de pīpíng suīrán cì'ěr, què yìzhí biāncè tā wánshàn lùnwén. The supervisor's harsh criticism was unpleasant to hear, but it kept pushing him to improve his thesis.
- 朋友的进步时刻鞭策着我，让我不敢偷懒。 Péngyou de jìnbù shíkè biāncèzhe wǒ, ràng wǒ bù gǎn tōulǎn. My friend's progress constantly spurs me on, so I dare not slack off.
- 老师的期望鞭策我每天坚持练字。 Lǎoshī de qīwàng biāncè wǒ měitiān jiānchí liàn zì. My teacher's expectations push me to keep practising writing every day.
Related words
- 鞭炮 biānpào firecrackers
- 策划 cèhuà to plan, to plot
- 策略 cèlüè strategy, tactic
- 决策 juécè to decide; decision-making
- 政策 zhèngcè policy
- 对策 duìcè countermeasure; strategy
- 计策 jìcè strategy; stratagem; tactic
- 束手无策 shùshǒuwúcè to be at one's wits' end; helpless
- 奋力 fènlì with all one's strength; to exert oneself
- 抱负 bàofù ambition; aspiration
- 比试 bǐshi to compete; to have a contest
- 辜负 gūfù to disappoint; to fail to live up to