Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.abdicate; resign sovereign authority; give up one's position (to somebody)
老干部主动让位,退居二线。
Veteran cadres willingly stepped down and played second fiddle to younger leaders.
谁领导无方,谁就得让位。
Those who don't make good leaders would give up their positions.
让位给年轻人
give way to younger persons
- 2
v.give one's place to another; offer one's seat to somebody
在公共汽车上,她主动给老人让位。
On the bus she always offer her seat to the elderly.
请为这位孕妇让位!
Please give your seat up to this pregnant lady.
synonym
- 3
v.give way to something; yield to somebody
手工劳动让位于机器
hand power gives way to the machine
沼泽地让位给荒地和沙质灌木丛。
The marshland has given way to heath and sandy scrub.
她个人的雄心壮志让位给了家庭的需要。
Her personal ambitions had been subjugated to the needs of her family.
Word usage
- Separable word"让" and "位" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
线下支付逐渐给线上支付让了位。
Offline payments are gradually giving way to online payments.
我在公交车上给老人让了个位。
I gave my seat to the elderly on the bus.