让 ràng — to ask; to let; permit; have (someone do something); to yield; to allow
请让我帮你吧。Qǐng ràng wǒ bāng nǐ ba.Please let me help you.
Common words: 转让 (zhuǎn ràng)、让步 (ràng bù)、让座 (ràng zuò)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to yield"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to yield", including 让 (ràng), 逊 (xùn). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to yield" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 让 (ràng), 逊 (xùn) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span ràng, xùn — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 让 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 让 ràngto ask; to let; permit; have (someone do something); to yield; to allowUseful words: 转让, 让步
- 逊 xùnto yieldUseful words: 谦逊, 逊色
Common words for these 2 "to yield" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 让 (ràng) — so "to yield" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "to yield".
逊 xùn — to yield
他的成绩并不比别人逊色。Tā de chéng jì bìng bù bǐ bié ren xùn sè.His grades are no worse than those of others.
Common words: 谦逊 (qiān xùn)、逊色 (xùn sè)、不逊 (bù xùn)
All 2 characters
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