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| Pronunciation |
: |
ràng |
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| Meaning |
: |
- make allowances; give way. (v)
- invite; offer. (v)
- let; allow; make. (v)
- let somebody have something at a fair price. (v)
- used in a passive sentence to introduce the doer of the action. (prep)
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| Radical |
: |
讠 |
| Strokes |
: |
5 |
| Traditional |
: |
讓 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
32.6% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 4. |
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: |
give precedence to somebody out of courtesy or thoughtfulness |
| 6. |
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: |
step aside; make way |
Sentences:
| 1. Neither is willing to give ground. |
| gè |
bù |
xiāng |
ràng |
。 |
| 各 |
不 |
相 |
让 |
。 |
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| 各 |
: |
each, individually |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 相 |
: |
indicating an action performed by one person toward another |
| 让 |
: |
give ground |
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| 2. invite guests to enter a room first |
| xiān |
bǎ |
kè |
rén |
ràng |
jìn |
wū |
| 先 |
把 |
客 |
人 |
让 |
进 |
屋 |
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| 先 |
: |
earlier, before somebody else, first |
| 把 |
: |
used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by some other word or expression |
| 客人 |
: |
guest |
| 让 |
: |
invite |
| 进 |
: |
into |
| 屋 |
: |
house |
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| 3. Let me have a look. |
| ràng |
wǒ |
kàn |
kan |
。 |
| 让 |
我 |
看 |
看 |
。 |
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| 让 |
: |
let |
| 我 |
: |
me |
| 看 |
: |
see, look |
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| 4. Can the ticket for the performance be transferred to me? |
| zhè |
zhāng |
yǎn |
chū |
piào |
néng |
ràng |
gěi |
wǒ |
ma |
? |
| 这 |
张 |
演 |
出 |
票 |
能 |
让 |
给 |
我 |
吗 |
？ |
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| 这 |
: |
this |
| 张 |
: |
measure word |
| 演出 |
: |
performance |
| 票 |
: |
ticket |
| 能 |
: |
can |
| 让 |
: |
transfer |
| 给 |
: |
give |
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 吗 |
: |
indicating a question |
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| 5. The big tree was blown down by the wind. |
| dà |
shù |
ràng |
fēng |
chuī |
dǎo |
le |
. |
| 大 |
树 |
让 |
风 |
吹 |
倒 |
了 |
。 |
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| 大 |
: |
big |
| 树 |
: |
tree |
| 让 |
: |
by |
| 风 |
: |
wind |
| 吹 |
: |
blow |
| 倒 |
: |
fall, topple |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) indicate something has happened |
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