(ràng kāi) - to step aside, to get out of the way, to make way in Mandarin
ràngkāiTraditional: 讓開
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
让
开
Examples
，。
Please step aside, I need to get through.
！
Everyone get out of the way, quickly!
。
He made way for the ambulance.
口，？
You are standing in the doorway, could you move aside a little?
纷纷，。
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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