令人 (ling6 jan4 | ling4 ren2) : to make someone + verb (to be, to feel, etc.)

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令人

ling6 jan4

ling4 ren2

to make someone + verb (to be, to feel, etc.)

This is used in formal Cantonese as well as written Chinese.

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 5,070,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

令人

This word has been viewed 3012 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 21st Aug 2005 03:27 and last edited on 9th Sep 2011 05:17

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Characters in this word:

令 ling6 - order; cause; season
人 jan4 - person; human being

10 compounds containing this word:

令人作嘔 - nauseating, to make one sick
令人難忘 - unforgettable (because sth is extraordinary, impressive, astounding)
令人欽佩 - admirable
令人驚異 - surprisingly
令人不解 - puzzling
令人失望 - make one feel disappointed
不令人滿意 - not satisfactory
令人髮指 - to get one's hackles up
令人驚奇 - amazing
令人吃驚 - amazing

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佢呢招真係令人猝不及防！
I was caught off-guard by this sudden move of his.

真係令人好懷念，一個世紀之後你又返嚟啦粵
We've really missed you while you've been gone the last 100 years.
[Lit. really make-people very miss-you, one century afterwards again return come [particle] This is being said to someone who's lived several hundred years (specifically Greed from Full Metal Alchemist).]

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