How to say “tell” in Chinese
tell (someone to); let
“Tell” in Chinese is 让, ràng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
让 is read ràng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “让”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 让. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 老师让我们多说汉语lǎoshīràngwǒmenduōshuōHànyǔThe teacher has us speak more Chinese.
- 让你久等了。ràngnǐjiǔděngleSorry to keep you waiting.
- 你的支持让我很开心nǐdezhīchíràngwǒhěnkāixīnYour support makes me really happy.
- 他让我很有安全感。tāràngwǒhěnyǒuānquángǎnHe makes me feel really safe.
- 这个电影让我很感动zhègediànyǐngràngwǒhěngǎndòngThis movie really moved me.
- 你太让我失望了nǐtàiràngwǒshīwàngleYou've really let me down!
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Ask for help”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “tell” in Chinese?
“Tell” in Chinese is 让, pinyin ràng.
What does 让 mean?
让 (ràng) means “tell (someone to); let”.
How do you write 让?
让 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 让?
让 is read ràng. Tones: ràng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“tell” in the lesson “Ask for help”
This word is from the topic “Studies and tasks” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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