Chinese word dictionary

闪让

shǎn ràng · to jump out of the way

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Word information

Simplified闪让

Traditional閃讓

Pinyinshǎn ràng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

闪shǎn

flash, lightning; to dodge, to evade

让ràng

to allow, to permit, to yield

How to learn 闪让

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Words with the same characters

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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])

闪shǎn

surname Shan; to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine

闪电shǎndiàn

lightning; CL:道[dao4]

转让zhuǎnràng

to transfer (ownership, rights etc)

避让bìràng

to avoid; to yield (in traffic); to get out of the way

让步ràngbù

to concede; to give in; to yield; a concession; (linguistics) concessive