Chinese word

令

Pronunciation

Pinyinlìng

Meaning

  • verbcause

Example

这种变化令大家很担心。zhè zhǒng biàn huà lìng dà jiā hěn dān xīn

This change causes everyone to worry.

Illustration for 令 (cause)

More examples

新发现令科学家们重新审视理论。xīn fā xiàn lìng kē xué jiā men chóng xīn shěn shì lǐ lùn

A new discovery caused scientists to rethink the theory.

Core concept

One source produces a change in another person, thing, or situation.

Common phrases

  • 令人反思lìng rén fǎn sī

    cause people to reflect

  • 令人重新思考lìng rén chóng xīn sī kǎo

    cause people to rethink

  • 令人警觉lìng rén jǐng jué

    cause people to become alert

Similar words

引起yín qǐ: Evoke a feeling or response when an event or cause affects someone.
使shǐ: Cause a person or thing to perform an action or enter a state.
造成zào chéng: Bring about a new result or impact through an action or situation.
导致dǎo zhì: Lead to a result or change that develops from a preceding cause.

Definition in Chinese

使发生某种结果或变化，使人或事物处于某一状态，多见于书面表达。shǐ fā shēng móu zhǒng jié guǒ huò biàn huà shǐ rén huò shì wù chǔ yú mǒu yí zhuàng tài duō jiàn yú shū miàn biǎo dá

Word origin

令 (lìng, "command") carries the older sense of an instruction that sets events in motion, which helps explain its later use for producing a new state.

Usage tips

  • News and formal writing often use this verb to connect an event with the response it produces, making the cause-and-result link easy to spot.

Other meanings

  • makeverb

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