让 ràng let
let; make; yield
How to remember 让: 讠 words + 上 above = let. After many words with the boss from the floor above, he finally agrees to let the intern go home.
Component breakdown
让 = 讠 words + 上 above
- 讠 words
- 上 above
After many words with the boss from the floor above, he finally agrees to let the intern go home.
How it is used
- A causative "let/make/have (someone do)" - 让我看看 (ràng wǒ kànkan) let me have a look, 老师让我们读 (lǎoshī ràng wǒmen dú) the teacher had us read.
- Also "to yield/give way" - 让步 (ràngbù) make a concession, 让座 (ràng zuò) give up one's seat. In passive-flavored speech 让 can introduce the doer like 被: 让雨淋了 (ràng yǔ lín le) got caught in the rain.
Words with 让
Example sentences
- 让我来介绍一下,这是我的校长。 Ràng wǒ lái jièshào yī xià zhè shì wǒde xiàozhǎng.Allow me to introduce you, this is my principal.
- 让我来照顾你。 Ràng wǒ lái zhàogù nǐ.Let me look after you.
- 让我们重新开始吧。 Ràng wǒmen chóngxīn kāishǐ ba.Let's start over.
- 让我来回答这个问题。 Ràng wǒ lái huídá zhège wèntí.Let me answer this question.