Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

鼓起

gǔqǐ

ㄍㄨˇ ㄑㄧˇ

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

你一定要鼓起勇氣。

nǐ yídìng yào gǔqǐyǒngqì

You must build up your courage.

Keep 鼓起 and it comes back until you know it.

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