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让

ràng

1. verb to yield; to give way (让座, 让路)

   他在公交车上给老人让座。

   Tā zài gōngjiāochē shàng gěi lǎorén ràngzuò.

   He gave up his seat to an elderly person on the bus.

2. verb to invite; to urge (someone to eat, drink, come in)

   他热情地让大家吃水果。

   Tā rèqíng de ràng dàjiā chī shuǐguǒ.

   He warmly invited everyone to eat some fruit.

3. verb causative: to let, to make, to tell (V1 of a pivot construction)

   妈妈让我早点回家。

   Māma ràng wǒ zǎodiǎn huí jiā.

   Mom told me to come home early.

4. preposition colloquial passive marker, like 被 (almost always adversative)

   蛋糕让弟弟吃光了。

   Dàngāo ràng dìdi chīguāng le.

   The cake was polished off by my little brother.

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