宜人 yírén nice
nice; pleasant; charming; hospitable to people
How to remember 宜人: 宜 appropriate + 人 person = nice.
Characters
How it is used
- Pleasant, agreeable to people - usually weather or scenery - 气候宜人 (qìhòu yírén) the climate is pleasant; 风景宜人 lovely scenery.
- Literary/descriptive register, common in travel writing and forecasts; you wouldn't use it for a person being nice.
- Structure = 宜 (suitable) + 人: 'suits people well.'
Example sentences
- 这里的环境很宜人。 Zhèli de huánjìng hěn yírén.This place is very pleasant.