让 ràng
让(ràng)means “make/let someone do: causative 让”. 让 is the basic causative: 让 + person + verb means to make, let, or ask that person do something (Mom tells me to come home early). Formation: 让 + 人 + 动词(否定:不让)
make/let someone do: causative 让
HSK2Formation
让 + 人 + 动词(否定:不让)
Explanation
让 is the basic causative: 让 + person + verb means to make, let, or ask that person do something (Mom tells me to come home early). The person after 让 is both its object and the doer of the second verb. Negative 不让 = not allow.
Examples
Note
Negate before 让 (妈妈不让我去), not before the second verb.
FAQ
让 — what does it mean and how is it used?
make/let someone do: causative 让. 让 is the basic causative: 让 + person + verb means to make, let, or ask that person do something (Mom tells me to come home early). The person after 让 is both its object and the doer of the second verb. Negative 不让 = not allow.
让 — how do you form it?
让 + 人 + 动词(否定:不让)
让 — any usage notes?
Negate before 让 (妈妈不让我去), not before the second verb.