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宜人 (yí rén) — pleasant and agreeable (of weather, scenery, or atmosphere)

Definition

宜人 describes a pleasant environment — climate, scenery, or atmosphere — rather than people. It is gentler than 迷人, which highlights something actively fascinating.

adjective
pleasant and agreeable (of weather, scenery, or atmosphere)

Examples

  • 宜人，。
    Hǎi biān qì hòu yí rén, shì hé dù jià.
    The seaside climate is pleasant and suitable for a vacation.
  • 宜人。
    Zhè zuò xiǎo chéng yǒu yí rén de zì rán fēng guāng.
    This small town has pleasant natural scenery.
  • 宜人。
    Chūn tiān de huā yuán lǐ huā xiāng yí rén.
    In the spring garden, the fragrance of flowers is delightful.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

宜yísuitable
人rénpeople

宜 expresses what is suitable or agreeable, and 人 is the people it suits, giving pleasant for people.

Characters in this word

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

宜 shows 且, a sacrificial altar, with 多, two pieces of meat, depicting two pieces of meat placed on the altar.

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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.

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