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ràng
HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  1. 1. to yield
  2. 2. to permit
  3. 3. to let sb do sth
  4. 4. to have sb do sth
  5. 5. to make sb (feel sad etc)
  6. 6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bèi])

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5092217)

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Words Containing 让

让开
ràng kāi

to get out of the way

租让
zū ràng

to lease out

温良忍让
wēn liáng rěn ràng

submissive

容让
róng ràng

to make a concession

让路
ràng lù

to make way (for sth)

推贤让能
tuī xián ràng néng

to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)

转让
zhuǎn ràng

to transfer (ownership, rights etc)

当仁不让
dāng rén bù ràng

to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others

承让
chéng ràng

you let me win (said politely after winning a game)

让步
ràng bù

to concede

谦让
qiān ràng

to modestly decline

让球
ràng qiú

to concede points (in a game)

承让人
chéng ràng rén

grantee (law)

互不相让
hù bù xiāng ràng

neither giving way to the other

寸步不让
cùn bù bù ràng

(idiom) not to yield an inch

可转让证券
kě zhuǎn ràng zhèng quàn

negotiable securities

不让须眉
bù ràng xū méi

(idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc

互让
hù ràng

to yield to one another

让人羡慕
ràng rén xiàn mù

enviable

躲让
duǒ ràng

to step aside (for a passing vehicle)

阿比让
ā bǐ ràng

Abidjan (city in Ivory Coast)

让胡路区
ràng hú lù qū

Ranghulu district of Daqing city 大慶|大庆[dà qìng], Heilongjiang

温良恭俭让
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng

temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous

可转让
kě zhuǎn ràng

transferable

让贤与能
ràng xián yǔ néng

to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom)

让畔
ràng pàn

to be accommodating in negotiating the boundary of one's field

不遑多让
bù huáng duō ràng

lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)

让座
ràng zuò

to give up one's seat for sb

让烟
ràng yān

to offer a cigarette

禅让
shàn ràng

to abdicate

闪让
shǎn ràng

to jump out of the way

让坐
ràng zuò

to give up one's seat

活人让尿憋死
huó rén ràng niào biē sǐ

fig. unable to solve a problem due to the inflexibility of one's thinking

让胡路
ràng hú lù

Ranghulu district of Daqing city 大慶|大庆[dà qìng], Heilongjiang

未遑多让
wèi huáng duō ràng

see 不遑多讓|不遑多让[bù huáng duō ràng]

让位
ràng wèi

to abdicate

红不让
hóng bù ràng

home run (loanword)

拱手相让
gǒng shǒu xiāng ràng

lit. to bow and give way (idiom)

忍让
rěn ràng

to exercise forbearance

礼让
lǐ ràng

to show consideration for (others)

避让
bì ràng

to avoid

退让
tuì ràng

to move aside

割让
gē ràng

to cede

出让
chū ràng

to transfer (one's property or rights to sb else)