让/讓 ràng — to let, to allow

Meanings

1. 1

   to let, to allow

   To let someone do something. The person comes first and the second verb follows: 让我看看, 不让我看电视. Negation goes before 让, not before the second verb.

   verb
2. 2

   to make someone feel (something)

   verb

Character breakdown

• 让/讓

  ràng (fourth tone, falling)

  to let, to allow; to make or cause someone to do something; to yield, to give way, to give up a seat

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Example sentences

• 妈妈不让我看电视。/媽媽不讓我看電視。Māma (first tone, high and level) bú (second tone, rising) ràng (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping) kàn (fourth tone, falling) diànshì. (fourth tone, falling)···

  Mum won’t let me watch television.

• 这件事情让我很高兴。/這件事情讓我很高興。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) jiàn (fourth tone, falling) shìqing (fourth tone, falling) ràng (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) gāoxìng. (first tone, high and level)···

  This has made me very happy.

Common mistakes

• Not quite我让他不去。

  Correct我不让他去。

  To refuse permission, negate 让 itself. 我让他不去 means you told him to stay away — you granted permission for the not-going.

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