令人羡慕

令人羨慕

lìngrénxiànmù

phrase #36,250

Meanings

1 enviable
2 to make people envious
3 admirable / something to be envied

Characters

Examples

他们的婚姻幸福得令人羡慕。

Tāmen de hūnyīn xìngfú de lìngrénxiànmù.

Their marriage is enviably happy.

她有一份令人羡慕的工作。

Tā yǒu yī fèn lìngrénxiànmù de gōngzuò.

She has an enviable job.

Tips

grammar

令人 + verb is a standard pattern that turns a verb into an adjective: 令人感动 (moving), 令人惊讶 (surprising), 令人失望 (disappointing). Literally 'causes people to [verb]'. Slightly more formal than 让人 ràng rén, which works the same way.

Stroke Order

令 lìng

人 rén

羡 xiàn

慕 mù