让

ràng

HSK 2

让 — ràng

1. to yield; to give way; to concede

   请你让一下，我要过去。 qǐng nǐ ràng yīxià wǒ yào guòqù — Please move aside a bit, I need to get through.

2. to permit; to allow; to let someone do something

   爸爸不让他去参加那个聚会。 bàba bùràng tā qù cānjiā nàge jùhuì — Dad won't let him go to that party.

3. to have someone do something (causative: arrange for someone to do sth)

   经理让我去准备明天的报告。 jīnglǐ ràng wǒ qù zhǔnbèi míngtiān de bàogào — The manager had me prepare tomorrow's report.

4. to cause someone to feel (a certain way) — e.g., to make someone sad/angry

   他的批评让她很难过。 tā de pīpíng ràng tā hěn nánguò — His criticism made her very sad.

5. by (marks the agent in an informal passive construction; similar to 被), e.g., 'was done by ...'

   我的钱包让小偷偷走了。 wǒ de qiánbāo ràng xiǎotōu tōuzǒu le — My wallet was stolen by a thief.