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让步

ràng bù · rang bu

Traditional 讓步

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to concede
  2. to give in
  3. to yield
  4. a concession
  5. (linguistics) concessive
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  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)周末(zhōumò)去(qù)爬山(páshān)，好不好(hǎobuhǎo)？

    Let's go hiking this weekend. Okay?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)在家(zàijiā)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    I want to sleep at home.

  3. Liangliang

    每次(měicì)都(dōu)是(shì)你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)在家(zàijiā)睡觉(shuìjiào)，你(nǐ)让步(ràngbù)一次(yīcì)吧(ba)。

    It is always you wanting to sleep at home. Give way just once.

  4. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，这次(zhècì)我(wǒ)让步(ràngbù)。

    Okay, I'll give way this time.

  5. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！

    Great!

  6. Dengdeng

    不过(bùguò)下一次(xiàyīcì)你(nǐ)要(yào)让步(ràngbù)，我们(wǒmen)在家(zàijiā)睡觉(shuìjiào)！

    But next time you have to give way, and we stay home and sleep!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

对(duì)于(yú)我(wǒ)们(men)来(lái)说(shuō)，这(zhè)已(yǐ)经(jīng)是(shì)做(zuò)出(chū)了(le)最(zuì)大(dà)限(xiàn)度(dù)的(de)让(ràng)步(bù)了(le)。

In our view, we have already made the biggest possible compromise.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by basilhan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

双(shuāng)方(fāng)都(dōu)不(bù)肯(kěn)让(ràng)步(bù)，谈(tán)判(pàn)陷(xiàn)入(rù)了(le)僵(jiāng)局(jú)。

Neither side was willing to give in, and the negotiations reached a deadlock.

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