望而生畏

lǎo jiào shòu tài du yán sù lìng rén wàng ér shēng wèi

老教授态度严肃，令人望而生畏。

The old professor seemed stern and forbidding.

zhè rèn wù kàn qǐ lai ràng rén wàng ér shēng wèi dàn qí shí bù nán

这任务看起来让人望而生畏，但其实不难。

This task looks intimidating, but it is really not bad at all.

pāi mài háng li luàn hōng hōng tán shēng yi de shāng rén men lìng tā wàng ér shēng wèi

拍卖行里乱哄哄谈生意的商人们令她望而生畏。

She was intimidated by the number of businessmen buzzing around the saleroom.

wàng ér shēng wèi de lǎo rén

望而生畏的老人

a formidable old lady