让 (ràng) - to yield & to allow
让 · ràng
to yield;
to allow;
to let;
to give way;
to concede
to yieldto allowto let
Usage highlights
to yieldto concedeto give up one's seatto transfer ownershipto avoid conflictto abdicate
Usage & contexts
Examples
- Please let me pass (让我过去).
- He yielded his seat to the elderly (他让座给老人).
- We should allow others to speak first (我们应该让别人先说).
- The company conceded to the demands (公司让了步).
Collocations
- to yield(让路)
- to concede(让步)
- to give up one's seat(让座)
- to transfer ownership(让与)
- to avoid conflict(避让)
- to abdicate(让位)
Idioms
- The peach is silent, yet the world vies for it; the plum is silent, yet it forms a path beneath it(桃李不言，下自成蹊)
- Yield three feet at the wall(让墙三尺)
- The humble receive benefit, the full suffer loss(谦受益，满招损)
Cultural background
FAQ- The character embodies the Confucian virtue of humility and yielding as a social grace.
- In traditional Chinese culture, yielding is seen as a strength, not a weakness, promoting social harmony.
- Historical stories like 'Yielding Three Feet at the Wall' illustrate the value placed on concession to avoid conflict.