令人鼓舞

lìngrén gǔwǔ

phrase #30,719

Meanings

1 inspiring
2 heartening
3 uplifting

Characters

to cause / make

drum / to encourage

Examples

HSK 7-9

这是一个令人鼓舞的消息。

Zhè shì yī gè lìngrén gǔwǔ de xiāoxī.

This is heartening news.

HSK 7-9

运动员的表现令人鼓舞。

Yùndòngyuán de biǎoxiàn lìngrén gǔwǔ.

The athlete's performance was inspiring.

Tips

grammar

Built on the 令人 ('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