让开

ràngkāi

Traditional: 讓開

#1905 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

to step aside, to get out of the way, to make way

Word origin

A compound of 让 (ràng, to yield, to let) and the directional verb 开 (kāi, to open, to move apart), giving the sense of yielding so as to open a space.

Origin
compound
Root
让 (ràng, to yield) + 开 (kāi, to open, to move apart)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 让

Stroke order for 开

Examples

Please step aside, I need to get through.

Everyone get out of the way, quickly!

He made way for the ambulance.

kǒu

You are standing in the doorway, could you move aside a little?

fēnfēn

The pedestrians moved aside to let the car go first.

让开 (ràng kāi) means to step aside or get out of the way. It is a common spoken command and combines the verb 让 with the directional complement 开 to express moving clear of a space.

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This word is part of lesson 39.