Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.infmlgive way; give ground; yield; give up
你该让着妹妹一点。
You ought to humour your younger sister a little.
我让了他一步棋。
I let him have the first two moves.
哥哥应该让着弟弟。
An elder brother should give in a little bit to his younger brother.
- 2
v.let; allow; make
让他仔细想一想。
Let him think it over.
医生不让她起来。
The doctor told her to stay in bed.
爸爸让他去中国学汉语。
Dad asked him to study Chinese in China.
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- 3
v.trade in; sell (property ownership)
我可以按半价把这本字典让给你。
I can let you have this dictionary at half its price.
我打算让出一间屋子给亲戚住。
I'm going to give up a room to my relatives.
我可以把这本书让给你。
I can trade this book to you.
- 4
v.invite; offer
让茶
offer somebody tea
把客人让进屋里
invite guest into the room
- 5
prep.infml(used in a passive sentence to introduce the doer of the action)
太阳让云遮住了。
The sun was hidden by clouds.
让他猜对了。
He've guessed right.
行李让大雨淋湿了。
The luggage got wet in the rain.
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- 6
v.dodge; make way; make room
幸亏我让得快,要不然早被那辆自行车撞倒了。
Luckily I dodged in time, or I'd have been knocked down by the bike.
让路
make way
请让开点。
Stay out of the way, please.