encourage

v. support, inspire, give hope

Verb
1. contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
(synonym) promote, advance, boost, further
(hypernym) support, back up
(hyponym) connive at, wink at
(derivation) boost, encouragement
2. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
(antonym) discourage
(hypernym) inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt
(hyponym) cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up
(cause) hope
(derivation) encouragement
3. spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"
(hypernym) induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make

adj. comfortable, encouraged him

v. encourage, cheer on; support; animate, comfort; fortify, hearten, inspirit; spur, egg on, urge on

(v. t.)
To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help forward; -- the opposite of discourage.
  

yi4 gu3 zuo4 qi4
Plucking up courage with the first drum.
The soldier's morale is at its highest with the first beat of the battle drum. This expression is used to encourage people to continue and finish what they're doing.

duo1 nan4 xing1 bang1
Many hardships favourable to a nation.
This expression can be used when encouraging people to achieve success by overcoming difficulties.