HSK 1.0 (1992)	Big5	Gb	Pin	Eng
B	鼓	鼓	gu3	encourage/ urge/ encouragement
B	勇敢	勇敢	yong3gan3	brave/ courageous
B	勇氣	勇气	yong3qi4	courage
C	灰心	灰心	hui1 xin1	lose heart/ be disheartened/ be discouraged
C	敢於	敢于	gan3yu2	have the courage to/ dare to/ be bold in
C	獎勵	奖励	jiang3li4	encourage with some incentive/ reward/ award
C	膽	胆	dan3	gallbladder/ courage/ nerve/ bladder
D	勇於	勇于	yong3yu2	have the courage to
D	勉勵	勉励	mian3li4	encourage
D	助長	助长	zhu4zhang3	foster/ encourage
D	泄氣	泄气	xie4 qi4	pathetic/ feel discouraged
D	膽量	胆量	dan3liang4	courage/ spunk
D	膽子	胆子	dan3zi	courage

HSK 2.0 (2010)	Big5	Gb	Pin	Eng
3		种	zhong3	abbr. for 物種|物种; genus/ race/ seed/ breed/ species/ strain/ kind/ type/ has guts (i.e. courage)/ nerve/ classifier for types: kind; sort/ classifier for languages
4		勇敢	yong3 gan3	brave/ courageous
4		鼓励	gu3 li4	to encourage
5		勇气	yong3 qi4	courage/ valor
5		灰	hui1	ash/ dust/ lime/ gray/ discouraged/ dejected
5		灰心	hui1 xin1	lose heart/ be discouraged
6		见义勇为	jian4 yi4 yong3 wei2	to see what is right and act courageously (idiom; from Analects)/ to stand up bravely for the truth/ acting heroically in a just cause
6		奖励	jiang3 li4	reward (as encouragement)
6		挫折	cuo4 zhe2	setback/ reverse/ check/ defeat/ frustration/ disappointment/ to frustrate/ to discourage/ to set sb back/ to blunt/ to subdue
6		激励	ji1 li4	to encourage/ to urge/ motivation/ incentive
6		泄气	xie4 qi4	discouraged/ dejected/ demoralized/ despairing/ to want to give up/ to deflate (air from a tyre)
6		鞭策	bian1 ce4	to spur on/ to urge on/ to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress)
6		勉励	mian3 li4	to encourage
6		魄力	po4 li4	courage/ daring/ boldness/ resolution/ drive
6		理直气壮	li3 zhi2 qi4 zhuang4	in the right and self-confident (idiom)/ bold and confident with justice on one's side/ to have the courage of one's convictions/ just and forceful

HSK 3.0 (2022)	Big5	Gb	Pin	Eng
2	涼	凉	liáng	cool, cold, discouraged, disappointed
3	敢	敢	gǎn	dare, make bold, have courage to, be sure, have confidence to, venture, have the confidence to, be certain
3	精神	精神	jīngshen	god, guts, heart, pneuma, consciousness, vigor, life, energy, vim, courage, esprit, moral, get-up-and-go, ginger, vitality, Psyche, psyche, spunk, gumption, juice, sand, mind, mental, mens, mickey, mettle, nature, grit, oomph, genius, vigour, substance, psychic, backbone, nous, nerve, pazazz, essence, pep, spirit, inward, drive, push, soul, gist
4	促進	促进	cùjìn	rush, help, step_up, advancement, progress, acceleration, subserve, encourage, facilitate, anticipate, accelerate, assist, fillip, expedite, advance, promotive, boost, further, provoke, hurry, redound, cultivate, induce, hasten, catalyze, speed, promote, contribute, impel, promotion, push, forward, stimulate, whet
4	勇敢	勇敢	yǒnggǎn	brave, courageous
4	勇氣	勇气	yǒngqì	gameness, pluck, guts, mettle, braveness, grit, heart, moxie, courage, backbone, boldness, pride, gutsiness, nerve, pecker, courageousness, valour, spirit, spunk, gallantry, valor, virtue, audacity, bravery, pluckiness, gumption, sand, gut, valiance
5	大膽	大胆	dàdǎn	courageous, audacious, venture
5	膽	胆	dǎn	gall bladder, courage, guts, gall, inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
5	鼓勵	鼓励	gǔlì	encourage, urge
5	勸	劝	quàn	encourage, urge, talk, advise, advice, persuade, prevail, encouragement, try to persuade, exhort
5	提倡	提倡	tíchàng	advocate, encourage, recommend
6	敢於	敢于	gǎnyú	to have the courage to do sth, to dare to, bold in
6	障礙	障碍	zhàngài	discouragement, bottleneck, clog, bar, encumbrance, embarrassment, malfunction, jam-up, baffle, impediment, obstruction, rub, roadblock, stay, rubber, disturbance, balk, holdback, bunker, stymy, remora, obstacle, barrier, stumbling_block, hitch, handicap, lesion, hedge, snag, drawback, let, wall, crab, difficulty, penalty, hang-up, facer, hindrance, hurdle
7	鞭策	鞭策	biāncè	to spur on, to urge on, to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress)
7	膽子	胆子	dǎnzi	courage, nerve, guts
7	妨礙	妨碍	fángài	preclude, clog, set_back, prevent, trammel, arrest, counteract, set back, impede, foul, hamper, discourage, thwart, obstruction, impediment, stymie, hinder, deter, debar, halter, intercept, interfere, retard, jam, detain, spoke, hobble, resist, balk, countercheck, stymy, blockade, stonewall, stop, beset, embarrass, hamstring, forbid, kibosh, handicap, block, prohibit, snag, fox, cramp, encumb
7	奮勇	奋勇	fènyǒng	dauntless, to summon up courage and determination, using extreme force of will
7	骨氣	骨气	gǔqì	unyielding character, courageous spirit, integrity, moral backbone
7	灰心	灰心	huī xīn	to lose heart, to be discouraged
7	激勵	激励	jīlì	encourage, impel, urge
7	見義勇為	见义勇为	jiànyì-yǒngwéi	to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects), to stand up bravely for the truth, acting heroically in a just cause
7	理直氣壯	理直气壮	lǐzhí-qìzhuàng	in the right and self-confident (idiom), bold and confident with justice on one's side, to have the courage of one's convictions, just and forceful
7	勵志	励志	lìzhì	to encourage, encouragement
7	魄力	魄力	pòlì	courage, daring, boldness, resolution, drive
7	氣餒	气馁	qìněi	to be discouraged
7	泄氣	泄气	xièqì	to leak (gas), to be discouraged, to despair, (disparaging) pathetic, to vent one's anger, (of a tire) to be flat
7	養殖	养殖	yǎngzhí	to cultivate, cultivation, to further, to encourage
7	勇於	勇于	yǒngyú	be bold in, have the courage to, have courage to, be brave in
7	制止	制止	zhìzhǐ	forbear, restrict, oppress, prevention, hold back, inhibit, allay, stop, prevent, staunch, turn back, arrest, stanch, suppress, interdict, discourage, pull_up, abate, blink, quell, restrain, deter, repress, crush, omit, shush, countercheck, check, curb, contain
7	助威	助威	zhù wēi	to cheer for, to encourage, to boost the morale of

小男孩很勇敢。 The small boy is very courageous . 小男孩 很 勇敢 。 (ENG ) (ZH ) (1699)

I was encouraged by his words .	他的话让我深受鼓舞。
She encouraged him to write a novel .	她鼓励他写小说。
The rain discouraged us from going out .	大雨使我们不敢出去。
Keep up your courage .	保持你的勇气。
He was encouraged by his success .	他对自己的成功感到鼓舞。
He was discouraged to hear that .	他听了很沮丧。

他的话让我深受鼓舞。

她鼓励他写小说。

大雨使我们不敢出去。

保持你的勇气。

他对自己的成功感到鼓舞。

他听了很沮丧。