让

讓
ràng
HSK 2
#339 most
frequent character
to yield, to permit, to let sb do sth
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

让 joins 讠 spoken language with 上 shàng, which supplies the sound. Speech gives the first sense, to criticize or correct. From there it grew to 'defer, yield' and then 'allow someone to do'.

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Example Sentences

我让他去参加比赛。
wǒ ràng tā qù cānjiā bǐsài 。
I let him go participate in the competition.
请让一下，我要通过。
qǐng ràng yīxià ， wǒyào tōngguò 。
Please let me pass for a moment.
老师让我们提前完成作业。
lǎoshī ràng wǒmen tíqián wánchéng zuòyè 。
The teacher allows us to finish the homework ahead of time.

Grammar Points

HSK 3
Causative verbs

Words with similar meanings

容许róngxǔ
to allow
A more formal way of saying to permit or let, often used in legal or official contexts.
允许yǔnxǔ
to permit
Similar meaning but conveys a sense of granting permission, often used in a more general sense.

Words Starting With 让

让步ràng bù
to concede; to give in; to yield; a concession

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Common Communication Phrases
Polite expressions, apologies, congratulatory phrases, and casual chat.
HSK 2
All words for the HSK 2 test
Basic Verbs
Core action verbs like 'go,' 'come,' 'eat,' 'see,' commonly encountered in HSK.