不令人鼓舞 bù lìng rén gǔ wǔ

DEFINITIONS

  1. discouraging
  2. disheartening

CHARACTERS

不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
令 lìng command, order; 'commandant', magistrate; allow, cause
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else
鼓 gǔ drum; beat, top, strike
舞 wǔ dance, posture, prance; brandish