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Meaning of 让

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让 (Trad.: 讓)HSK 2
Pinyin: ràng
English Definition: to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 )
Chinese Definition:
①不争，尽(j媙)着旁人：让步。让位。谦让。
②请：让茶。
③许，使：不让他来。
④任凭：让他闹去。
⑤被：让雨淋了。
⑥索取一定代价，把东西给人：出让。转(zhu僴)让。
⑦闪避：让开。当仁不让。
⑧责备，谴责：“二世使人让章邯”。
⑨古同“攘”，侵夺。
Antonyms: 争 抢
Total strokes: 5; Radical: 言
Pictophonetic:上 indicates the sound; 讠 (speech) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 讠 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
    • 上 [ shàng ] above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
Similar Characters: 讣 计 什 仕 汁 住 汢
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Example Words
转让HSK 6 zhuǎn ràng to transfer (ownership, rights etc)
出让HSK 2 chū ràng to transfer (one's property or rights to sb else)
让步HSK 6 ràng bù to concede; to give in; to yield; a concession; (linguistics) concessive
退让HSK 5 tuì ràng to move aside; to get out of the way; to back down; to concede
让座HSK 4 ràng zuò to give up one's seat for sb
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Example Sentences
1
tā
他
ràng
让
wǒ
我
zuò xia
坐下
。
He asked me to sit down.
2
tā
她
ràng
让
wǒ
我
děng
等
le
了
tài jiǔ
太久
She made me wait too long.
3
mā ma
妈妈
ràng
让
wǒ
我
gān
干
jiā wù
家务
。
Mom asked me to do housework.
4
mā ma
妈妈
ràng
让
wǒ
我
zuò
做
jiā wù
家务
。
Mom asked me to do the chores.
5
wǒ
我
zhǐ shì
只是
xiǎng
想
ràng
让
nǐ
你
zhī dào
知道
。
I just want you to know.
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