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令人 (lìng rén) — to make people (feel/be ...); to cause one to (experience a feeling or state)

Definition

A formal written-phrase verb meaning 'to make/cause people (feel a certain way)'. It must be followed by an adjective or verb describing the feeling (e.g. 感动, 难忘) and is never used in everyday spoken Chinese.

verb
to make people (feel/be ...)to cause one to (experience a feeling or state)

Examples

  • 。
    Zhè bù diàn yǐng hěn lìng rén gǎn dòng.
    This movie is very moving.
  • 令人。
    Zhè ge xiāo xi lìng rén fēi cháng jīng yà.
    This news is very surprising.
  • 令人。
    Nà zuò chéng shì de jǐng sè lìng rén nán wàng.
    The scenery of that city is unforgettable.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

令lìngmake/cause
人rénperson/people

令 means make/cause, and 人 means person/people; together it expresses causing people to feel or be something.

Characters in this word

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

  • 亼亼jí
  • 卩卩jié

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

Open 令 →

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.

Open 人 →
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