让
ràng
Traditional: 讓
Meaning of 让 in English
ràngHSK 2+ HSK 4verb, prepositionSyllabus #422
- 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])
Example sentences
- 你的行为让人无法忍受。nǐ de xíng wéi ràng rén wú fǎ rěn shòu。Your behavior is intolerable.
- 我希望汤姆让玛丽完成。wǒ xī wàng tāng mǔ ràng mǎ lì wán chéng。I want Tom to let Mary finish.
- 汤姆打算让玛丽做什么?tāng mǔ dǎ suàn ràng mǎ lì zuò shén me?What did Tom expect Mary to do?
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