令人鼓舞

lìngréngǔwǔ

phrase #30,719

Meanings

1 inspiring
2 heartening
3 uplifting

Characters

to cause / make

drum / to encourage

Examples

这是一个令人鼓舞的消息。

Zhè shì yī gè lìngréngǔwǔ de xiāoxī.

This is heartening news.

运动员的表现令人鼓舞。

Yùndòngyuán de biǎoxiàn lìngréngǔwǔ.

The athlete's performance was inspiring.

Tips

grammar

Built on the 令人 (lìngrén, 'to make people…') pattern — a productive frame for emotion-causing adjectives: 令人感动 (moving), 令人失望 (disappointing), 令人发指 (outrageous). Slot any V/Adj describing how it makes you feel into the X position.

Stroke Order

令 lìng

人 rén

鼓 gǔ

舞 wǔ