鼓起勇气gǔqǐyǒngqìTop 30000Meanings1. to summon one's courageCharacters used鼓drum起to rise勇brave气gasExamples2今天jīntiān我wǒ终于zhōngyú鼓起勇气gǔqǐyǒngqì对duì她tā说shuō：“我wǒ爱ài你nǐ！”。Today I finally worked up the bravery to say to her "I love you!"你nǐ一定yīdìng要yào鼓起勇气gǔqǐyǒngqì。You must build up your courage.