让

Meaning(verb)

to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被)

Examples

• 妈妈不让我玩手机。

  mā ma bú ràng wǒ wán shǒu jī.

  Mom doesn't let me play on my phone.

• 经理让我明天早点儿来。

  jīng lǐ ràng wǒ míng tiān zǎo diǎn ér lái.

  The manager told me to come a bit earlier tomorrow.

• 这个消息让大家很高兴。

  zhè ge xiāo xī ràng dà jiā hěn gāo xìng.

  The news made everyone very happy.

Easily confused

• 叫 — Both mean “to have/make sb do”; 让 is more neutral and polite, 叫 more colloquial.

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