"To stimulate" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 刺激 | cì jī | to provoke / to irritate / to upset / to stimulate / to excite / irritant |   |
| 激发 | jī fā | to arouse / to stimulate / (physics) to excite | |
| 启发 | qǐ fā | to enlighten / to explain (a text etc) / to stimulate (a mental attitude) / enlightenment / revelation / motivation | |
| 拉动 | lā dòng | to pull / (fig.) to stimulate (economic activity) / to motivate (people to do sth) | |
| 振作 | zhèn zuò | to bestir oneself / to pull oneself together / to cheer up / to uplift / to stimulate | |
| 提振 | tí zhèn | to boost / to stimulate | |
| 激 |  jī | to arouse / to incite / to excite / to stimulate / sharp / fierce / violent | |
| 倒逼 | dào bī | (neologism c. 2006) (of circumstances) to stimulate (change, esp. innovation, reform etc) | |
