| 讓 | 841B05 60A.02-6 | 部居  | 畫數 24 | ㄖㄤˋ [rang4] | ||
| V.t. | (1) To blame, rebuke, scold: 責讓 reproach, chide, upbraid, censure. (2) Yield to, give in to: 讓位 [rang4wei4]↓; 遜讓 give way to (s.o.) out of respect for him; 哥哥要讓弟弟一些 an elder brother should give in a little to his younger brother; 讓步 [rang4bu4]↓; 相讓 yield (give way) to. (3) Usher in, welcome: 讓他上坐 seat him in the seat of honor; 把他讓進門來 (please) usher him in. (4) Make a polite gesture: 讓讓就是，不來也算了 we have invited him, but if he doesn't come, why bother? 讓讓也就是了，不必真磕頭 a polite gesture will do, don't kowtow; 讓煙，讓茶，讓酒 offer s.o. cigarettes, tea, wine. (5) Give (s.o.) an advantage over oneself: 下棋讓他一步 give him a handicap when you play chess with him; 打拳讓他一手兒 don't punch him too hard (pull your punches). (6) Cede, transfer: 割讓 cede (territory) to another country; 轉讓 transfer the ownership of; 出讓 offer to sell; 讓渡 [rang4du4]↓. 讓與 [rang4yU3]↓. (7) Reduce, cut, lower (prices): 讓價 [rang4jia4]↓; 讓分量 [rang4fen4liang0]↓; 讓五元，實收九十 give the buyer a five-dollar discount and charge him 90 dollars. (8) Dodge, duck, avoid: 一閃身，把這一刀讓過去 I dodged the slash of his knife by ducking. (9) Let, permit: 讓他走 allow him to go; 讓他去辦 let him do it. (10) To order: 他讓我到這裡來的 it's he who has asked me to come. | |||||
| Prep. | By: 讓他打破了 it has been broken by him; 讓老虎吃了 it has been devoured by a tiger. | |||||
| Words | 1. 讓步 [rang4bu4], v.i., make concessions. 2. 讓渡 [rang4du4], v.t., transfer (property or other rights) to another person. 3. 讓分量 [rang4fen4liang0], v.i., (of business) give the customer an extra measure of the article bought. 4. 讓過（兒） [rang4guo4]([er0]), v.i., yield, give in: 兩人吵起來，誰也不讓過兒 the two men started to quarrel and neither would give in to the other. 5. 讓賬 [rang4zhang4], v.i., pay a bill for another. 6. 讓著 [rang4zhe1], v.t., give (s.o.) the better of an argument. 7. 讓價（兒） [rang4jia4]([er0]), v.i., reduce the sales price. 8. 讓開 [rang4kai1], v.i., make way for s.o. 9. 讓梨 [rang4li2], v.i., show fraternal affection among brothers (“let one's elder brother have the bigger pear,” allu. to the story of 孔融). 10. 讓路 [rang4lu4], v.i., step aside to let s.o. else pass. 11. 讓賢 [rang4xian2], v.i., give up one's position in favor of a better qualified person. 12. 讓座 [rang4zuo4], v.i., give up one's seat to a lady (elder person). 13. 讓位 [rang4wei4], v.i., (1) (of monarchs) abdicate throne in favor of s.o. else; (2) give up one's seat to another . 14. 讓與 [rang4yU3], v.t., to cede (one's rights) to s.o. else. | |||||