令人鼓舞 (lìng rén gǔ wǔ) — encouraging, heartening

Definition

A formal written expression meaning 'encouraging / heartening', used to praise results, news, or progress. 令人 is a formal literary way of saying 'makes people' (more formal than 让).

verb
encouragingheartening

Examples

  • 令人鼓舞
    Zhè ge xiāo xi zhēn shì lìng rén gǔ wǔ.
    This news is really encouraging.
  • 令人鼓舞
    Tā de chéng jì shí fēn lìng rén gǔ wǔ.
    His results are very encouraging.
  • 令人鼓舞
    Zhè cì huì yì de chéng guǒ lìng rén gǔ wǔ.
    The achievements of this meeting are heartening.

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