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title: "Words of Encouragement in Chinese: 28 Encouraging Words With Pinyin and Audio"
description: "28 encouraging words in Chinese, like 坚持 (jiānchí, to persist) and 努力 (nǔlì, to work hard), each with pinyin, meaning and sound. Keep them in one press or print them as flashcards."
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[Chinese vocabulary](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-vocabulary) · 28 words

# Words of Encouragement in Chinese

The encouraging words to learn first, each with pinyin, meaning and sound.

[Print as flashcards](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flashcards?level=mine&words=%E5%8A%A0%E6%B2%B9%20%E5%9D%9A%E6%8C%81%20%E5%8A%AA%E5%8A%9B%20%E7%9B%B8%E4%BF%A1%20%E5%8B%87%E6%95%A2%20%E5%9D%9A%E5%BC%BA%20%E4%BF%A1%E5%BF%83%20%E5%B8%8C%E6%9C%9B%20%E6%A2%A6%E6%83%B3%20%E9%BC%93%E5%8A%B1%20%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%81%20%E6%B2%A1%E5%85%B3%E7%B3%BB%20%E4%B8%8D%E8%A6%81%E7%B4%A7%20%E8%80%90%E5%BF%83%20%E8%BF%9B%E6%AD%A5%20%E6%88%90%E5%8A%9F%20%E5%8E%89%E5%AE%B3%20%E6%A3%92%20%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%8D%E8%B5%B7%20%E4%BC%98%E7%A7%80%20%E7%89%9B%20%E4%BD%A9%E6%9C%8D%20%E9%AA%84%E5%82%B2%20%E6%81%AD%E5%96%9C%20%E7%A5%9D%E7%A6%8F%20%E5%A5%BD%E8%BF%90%20%E9%A1%BA%E5%88%A9%20%E4%B8%80%E8%B7%AF%E9%A1%BA%E9%A3%8E)

- [加油jiāyóucome on; go for it; keep it up](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8A%A0%E6%B2%B9)
- [坚持jiānchíto persist](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9D%9A%E6%8C%81)
- [努力nǔlìto work hard](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8A%AA%E5%8A%9B)
- [相信xiāngxìnto believe](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%9B%B8%E4%BF%A1)
- [勇敢yǒnggǎnbrave](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8B%87%E6%95%A2)
- [坚强jiānqiángstrong](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9D%9A%E5%BC%BA)
- [信心xìnxīnconfidence](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BF%A1%E5%BF%83)
- [希望xīwàngto hope](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B8%8C%E6%9C%9B)
- [梦想mèngxiǎngdream](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%A2%A6%E6%83%B3)
- [鼓励gǔlìto encourage](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%BC%93%E5%8A%B1)
- [支持zhīchíto support](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%81)
- [没关系méiguānxiit doesn't matter](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B2%A1%E5%85%B3%E7%B3%BB)
- [不要紧bùyàojǐnit doesn't matter](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%8D%E8%A6%81%E7%B4%A7)
- [耐心nàixīnpatient](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%80%90%E5%BF%83)
- [进步jìnbùto progress](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BF%9B%E6%AD%A5)
- [成功chénggōngsuccess](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%88%90%E5%8A%9F)
- [厉害lìhaiimpressive](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8E%89%E5%AE%B3)
- [棒bàng(coll.) great; excellent; awesome](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%A3%92)
- [了不起liǎobuqǐamazing](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%8D%E8%B5%B7)
- [优秀yōuxiùoutstanding](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BC%98%E7%A7%80)
- [牛niú(slang) awesome; amazing (as in 太牛了)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%89%9B)
- [佩服pèifúto admire](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BD%A9%E6%9C%8D)
- [骄傲jiāo’àoproud](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%AA%84%E5%82%B2)
- [恭喜gōngxǐcongratulations](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%81%AD%E5%96%9C)
- [祝福zhùfúblessing](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%A5%9D%E7%A6%8F)
- [好运hǎoyùngood luck](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A5%BD%E8%BF%90)
- [顺利shùnlìsmoothly](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A1%BA%E5%88%A9)
- [一路顺风yīlù-shùnfēnghave a good trip](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%80%E8%B7%AF%E9%A1%BA%E9%A3%8E)

## How do you say come on in Chinese?

加油 (jiāyóu). The most common encouraging words are 坚持 (jiānchí, to persist), 努力 (nǔlì, to work hard), 相信 (xiāngxìn, to believe).

## What’s the best way to learn Chinese words by topic?

Hear each word and say it back, then keep the list and let Review bring the words back until they stick. They stick for good once you meet them in real stories and shows, which is what our free Library and extension are for.

## More free tools

- [Quiz yourself on these](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-quiz/encouragement)
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- [Play them as bingo](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-bingo/encouragement)
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