Grammar · Chapter 24
令人 + feeling: the written 'makes you feel'
A 令 B + feeling · 令人 + adjective
令 is a written 让 for feelings: 这令我开心 'this makes me happy'. 令人 + adjective gives ready-made judgments: 令人满意 'satisfying', 令人失望 'disappointing'. To ask someone to do something, use 让 or 叫, not 令.
Examples
- 这令我开心。 Zhè lìng wǒ kāixīn. This makes me happy.
- 结果令人满意。 Jiéguǒ lìng rén mǎnyì. The result is satisfying.
- 这个消息令人失望。 Zhège xiāoxi lìng rén shīwàng. This news is disappointing.