鼓动
gǔ dòng
Pinyin

Definition

鼓动
 - 
gǔ dòng
  1. to agitate
  2. to arouse
  3. to instigate
  4. to encite

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

鼓
gǔ
  1. 1 old variant of 鼓[gǔ]
鼓励
gǔ lì
  1. 1 to encourage
鼓掌
gǔ zhǎng
  1. 1 to applaud
  2. 2 to clap
鼓浪屿
Gǔ làng yǔ
  1. 1 Gulangyu, scenic island off Xiamen 廈門|厦门[Xià mén]
鼓起
gǔ qǐ
  1. 1 to summon one's (courage, faith etc)
  2. 2 to puff up (one's cheeks etc)
  3. 3 to bulge
  4. 4 to swell out
大鼓
dà gǔ
  1. 1 bass drum
打鼓
dǎ gǔ
  1. 1 to beat a drum
  2. 2 to play a drum
  3. 3 (fig.) to feel nervous
捣鼓
dǎo gu
  1. 1 to fiddle with sth
  2. 2 to trade with sth
锣鼓
luó gǔ
  1. 1 gongs and drums
  2. 2 Chinese percussion instruments
鼓动
gǔ dòng
  1. 1 to agitate
  2. 2 to arouse
  3. 3 to instigate
  4. 4 to encite
鼓吹
gǔ chuī
  1. 1 to agitate for
  2. 2 to enthusiastically promote
鼓手
gǔ shǒu
  1. 1 drummer
鼓捣
gǔ dao
  1. 1 to tinker with
  2. 2 to incite
鼓楼
gǔ lóu
  1. 1 a drum tower
  2. 2 Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc
鼓楼区
Gǔ lóu qū
  1. 1 Drumtower city district (various)
  2. 2 Gulou district of Nanjing City 南京市[Nán jīng shì], Jiangsu
  3. 3 Gulou or Drumtower district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fú zhōu shì], Fujian
鼓舞
gǔ wǔ
  1. 1 heartening (news)
  2. 2 to boost (morale)
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
鼓点
gǔ diǎn
  1. 1 drum beat
  2. 2 rhythm
鼓鼓
gǔ gǔ
  1. 1 bulging
  2. 2 bursting
一鼓作气
yī gǔ zuò qì
  1. 1 in a spurt of energy
偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
  1. 1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
  2. 2 to give in

Idioms (14)

偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
  1. 1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
  2. 2 to give in
打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
  1. 1 lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to give up
  3. 3 to turn tail
擂鼓鸣金
léi gǔ míng jīn
  1. 1 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
  2. 2 to egg people on or to call them back
击鼓鸣金
jī gǔ míng jīn
  1. 1 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
  2. 2 to egg people on or to call them back
旗鼓相当
qí gǔ xiāng dāng
  1. 1 lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched
  2. 2 roughly comparable (opponents)
晨钟暮鼓
chén zhōng mù gǔ
  1. 1 lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress
暮鼓晨钟
mù gǔ chén zhōng
  1. 1 lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom); fig. Buddhist monastic practice
  2. 2 the passage of time in a disciplined existence
桴鼓相应
fú gǔ xiāng yìng
  1. 1 lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom); appropriate relation between the different parts
  2. 2 closely interrelated
欢欣鼓舞
huān xīn gǔ wǔ
  1. 1 elated and excited (idiom); overjoyed
蒙在鼓里
méng zài gǔ lǐ
  1. 1 lit. kept inside a drum (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. completely in the dark
听话听声，锣鼓听音
tīng huà tīng shēng , luó gǔ tīng yīn
  1. 1 to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
重整旗鼓
chóng zhěng qí gǔ
  1. 1 lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback
  2. 2 to prepare for new initiatives
  3. 3 to attempt a comeback
锣齐鼓不齐
luó qí gǔ bù qí
  1. 1 not well coordinated (idiom)
鼓盆之戚
gǔ pén zhī qī
  1. 1 drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 grieving for his lost wife)
  2. 2 fig. grief for a lost wife

Sample Sentences

那也可能是机会呢。新闻上说美联储现在积极鼓动中国资金收购美国资产，我们可以借机成为世界经济的龙头。
nà yě kěnéng shì jīhuì ne 。xīnwén shàng shuō měiliánchǔ xiànzài jījí gǔdòng Zhōngguó zījīn shōugòu Měiguó zīchǎn ，wǒmen kěyǐ jièjī chéngwéi shìjièjīngjì de lóngtóu 。
Maybe it's an opportunity. On the news, they're saying that the American Federal Reserve is actively encouraging the use of Chinese funds to buy up American properties. We can use this crisis to become world economic leaders!
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等我们知道了，不是买不起，就是跌得你不敢买。前两年，我被朋友鼓动了去炒股，结果我一入市，股市就跌不停。
děng wǒmen zhīdào le ，bùshì mǎibuqǐ ，jiùshì diē de nǐ bù gǎn mǎi 。qián liǎng nián ，wǒ bèi péngyou gǔdòng le qù chǎogǔ ，jiéguǒ wǒ yī rùshì ，gǔshì jiù diē bù tíng 。
Once we know, we either can't afford it, or it's dropped so much, we don't dare to buy it. Two years ago, a friend of mine got me to invest in the stock market. In the end, the minute I invested in anything, it just wouldn't stop dropping.
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