Discussion of 让/讓

To include posts you need to register at trainchinese.com

These prepositions, 被, 叫, 让 and 给 can all indicate the passive voice. How are they different?

1. 叫 and 让 are used in spoken Chinese. In serious and formal situations, we use 被 instead of 叫 or 让.

2. When 叫 and 让 are followed by a noun that refers to a person, the meaning may be confused with their verb meanings; 被 doesn't have this issue. For example this sentence below has three possible translations:
E.g. 我让他说了几句。 I asked him to say a few words; I allowed him to say a few words; I was criticized by him.

3.被 and 给 may be placed directly before the verb predicate without mentioning the doer of the action (E.g. 1 and 2). Other prepositions, 叫 and 让 do not have this unique usage. 叫 and 让 must have objects (E.g. 3 and 4).
E.g. 1 他被(我们公司)录用了。 [phr] He is hired by our company.
E.g. 2 他给叫走了。 [phr] He was called away.
E.g. 3 我的钱包让小偷偷走了。 [phr] My wallet was stolen by a thief.
E.g. 4 路上，他的衣服叫雨给淋湿了。 [phr] On the way, his clothes became wet from the rain.

lisaC

Show 1 reply

How is 让 (ràng) used differently than 叫 (jiào)?

个学生

Show 1 reply

让 (ràng) is used to indicate that someone is allowing or permitting something to happen, while 叫 (jiào) is used to indicate that someone is ordering or commanding something to happen.

For example, if someone wants to allow someone else to do something, they would say 让他去 (ràng tā qù) - "let him go". If someone wants to order someone else to do something, they would say 叫他去 (jiào tā qù) - "tell him to go".

当老师

To answer to 个学生 you need to register at trainchinese.com

I am still not sure of this word. Can someone give me another example of it in a sentence? Thanks in advance.

lilolyl

Show 1 reply

You you can select to receive personal notifications on the app or via email for important contributions to words that you are learning in the account settings .