鼓起 gǔ qǐ

to summon one's (courage, faith etc)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  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

Characters

Character Meaning
鼓 gǔ HSK 4
drum; to drum; to strike
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start