让 ràng

allow, permit, yield, concede

HSK 2 #339

DEFINITIONS

  • allow, permit, yield, concede
  • 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[bei4])

STROKES

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WORDS

让步 ràng bù
HSK 6
to concede; to give in; to yield; a concession; (linguistics) concessive
转让 zhuǎn ràng
HSK 6
to transfer (ownership, rights etc)
让开 ràng kāi to get out of the way; to step aside
让路 ràng lù to make way (for sth)
退让 tuì ràng to move aside; to get out of the way; to back down; to concede
让位 ràng wèi to abdicate; to yield
出让 chū ràng to transfer (one's property or rights to sb else)
忍让 rěn ràng to exercise forbearance; patient and accommodating
谦让 qiān ràng to modestly decline
让座 ràng zuò to give up one's seat for sb
阿比让 ā bǐ ràng Abidjan (city in Ivory Coast)
互不相让 hù bù xiāng ràng neither giving way to the other
避让 bì ràng to avoid; to yield (in traffic); to get out of the way
割让 gē ràng to cede; cession
寸步不让 cùn bù bù ràng (idiom) not to yield an inch
当仁不让 dāng rén bù ràng to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others
礼让 lǐ ràng to show consideration for (others); to yield to (another vehicle etc); courtesy; comity
不让须眉 bù ràng xū méi (idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc; to be a match for men; lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)
不遑多让 bù huáng duō ràng lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom); fig. not to be outdone; not to yield to one's opponents
互让 hù ràng to yield to one another; mutual accommodation
可转让 kě zhuǎn ràng transferable; negotiable
可转让证券 kě zhuǎn ràng zhèng quàn negotiable securities
孔融让梨 kǒng róng ràng lí Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融[Kong3 Rong2] picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty
容让 róng ràng to make a concession; to be accommodating
承让 chéng ràng you let me win (said politely after winning a game)
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