ràng wèi
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  • 1

    v.abdicate; resign sovereign authority; give up one's position (to somebody)

    • lǎo gàn bù zhǔ dòng ràng wèi tuì jū èr xiàn

      老干部主动让位退二线

      Veteran cadres willingly stepped down and played second fiddle to younger leaders.

    • shuí lǐng dǎo wú fāng shuí jiù děi ràng wèi

      领导无方让位

      Those who don't make good leaders would give up their positions.

    • ràng wèi gěi nián qīng rén

      让位年轻人

      give way to younger persons

  • 2

    v.give one's place to another; offer one's seat to somebody

    • zài gōng gòng qì chē shàng tā zhǔ dòng gěi lǎo rén ràng wèi

      公共汽车主动老人让位

      On the bus she always offer her seat to the elderly.

    • qǐng wèi zhè wèi yùn fù ràng wèi

      孕妇让位

      Please give your seat up to this pregnant lady.

  • 3

    v.give way to something; yield to somebody

    • shǒu gōng láo dong ràng wèi yú jī qì

      手工劳动让位机器

      hand power gives way to the machine

    • zhǎo zé dì ràng wèi gěi huāng dì hé shā zhì guàn mù cóng

      沼泽地让位荒地沙质灌木丛

      The marshland has given way to heath and sandy scrub.

    • tā gè rén de xióng xīn zhuàng zhì ràng wèi gěi le jiā tíng de xū yào

      个人雄心壮志让位家庭需要

      Her personal ambitions had been subjugated to the needs of her family.

Word usage

  • "让" and "位" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 线支付逐渐线支付

      Offline payments are gradually giving way to online payments.

    • 公交老人

      I gave my seat to the elderly on the bus.