励 lì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
励志
lìzhì
to inspire; motivational; to set one's ambition
Characters in this word
志 zhì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这部传记并不刻意励志，却让许多读者重新思考失败与坚持的关系。 Zhè bù zhuànjì bìng bù kèyì lìzhì, què ràng xǔduō dúzhě chóngxīn sīkǎo shībài yǔ jiānchí de guānxi. This biography is not deliberately inspirational, yet it makes many readers rethink the relationship between failure and persistence.
- 这本书讲的是一个小镇女孩考上大学的励志故事。 Zhè běn shū jiǎng de shì yí ge xiǎozhèn nǚhái kǎoshàng dàxué de lìzhì gùshi. This book tells an inspiring story of a girl from a small town who got into university.
- 墙上贴着一句励志的话，提醒他不要轻易放弃。 Qiáng shang tiēzhe yí jù lìzhì de huà, tíxǐng tā bú yào qīngyì fàngqì. A motivational saying stuck on the wall reminds him not to give up easily.
Related words
- 鼓励 gǔlì to encourage
- 奖励 jiǎnglì to reward
- 激励 jīlì to encourage, to motivate
- 勉励 miǎnlì to encourage; to urge on
- 杂志 zázhì magazine
- 志愿 zhìyuàn wish; to volunteer
- 志愿者 zhìyuànzhě volunteer
- 标志 biāozhì sign; symbol
- 意志 yìzhì willpower
- 斗志 dòuzhì fighting spirit; morale
- 同志 tóngzhì comrade; person with shared ideals
- 志气 zhìqì ambition; backbone; determination