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让
ràng
Description
"让"的意思很多，可以是让别人做某件事，也可以是给别人让路或者让座。
"让" has many meanings; it can mean letting someone do something, or giving way or a seat to others.
Meanings
让ràng
to let, to make (someone do something)
妈妈让我早点回家。
Mom told me to come home early.
让ràng
to yield, to give way, to make room
请让一下，我要过去。
Please make way, I need to get through.
让ràng
by (marks the doer in passive)
我的蛋糕让弟弟吃了。
My cake was eaten by my younger brother.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
让 and 叫 both mean "make someone do," but 让 sounds gentler and more permissive.
- Grammar
as a passive marker, 让 is more colloquial than 被.
In videos
“这个工作也可以让我快乐，也可以让我挣钱。”
“他看我的时候让我觉得非常非常害怕。”
“我们让学生说一口流利的中文。”
“就是让你不用无聊地记单词”
“找不到女朋友，到时候我让你娶谁，你娶谁。”
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