令人钦佩 (lìng rén qīn pèi) — to be admirable; to command admiration; to insp…

Definition

'令人' = 'to make people (feel)', so 令人钦佩 means something causes people to admire or respect it. Closer in register to 敬仰 than to everyday 佩服.

verb

to be admirableto command admirationto inspire respect

令人钦佩。
Tā de jiān chí hé yǒng qì shí fēn lìng rén qīn pèi.
His persistence and courage are very admirable.
令人钦佩。
Zhè wèi kē xué jiā de fèng xiàn jīng shén ràng rén gǎn dào lìng rén qīn pèi.
This scientist's spirit of dedication is admirable.
令人钦佩。
Tā zài kùn nan miàn qián de biǎo xiàn zhēn shì lìng rén qīn pèi.
Her performance in the face of difficulty is truly admirable.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 令, the upper 亼 is an open mouth and the lower 卩 is a kneeling person, together showing someone giving orders.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 欽; 钦 is its simplified writing.

金欠欽

Meaning part形符xíngfú

欠欠qiànbeg for

Sound part声符shēngfú

金

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 欽 pairs 金, used for its sound, with 欠, drawn as a kneeling person; the simplified 钦 is a later abbreviation.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

佩 is built from 人 (person) and 巾 (piece of cloth), plus 凡, whose role is unclear. Its original meaning was a large sash.

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