Word information
Simplified谦让
Traditional謙讓
Pinyinqiān ràng
Part of speechDictionary
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Character breakdown
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How to learn 谦让
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让ràng
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[bei4])
谦虚qiānxūmodest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks
转让zhuǎnràngto transfer (ownership, rights etc)
避让bìràngto avoid; to yield (in traffic); to get out of the way
谦逊qiānxùnhumble; modest; unpretentious; modesty
让步ràngbùto concede; to give in; to yield; a concession; (linguistics) concessive