让步 meaning in English

ràngbù

to concede; to give in

HSK 7-9Traditional 讓步12 strokes

Meaning of 让步

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

让步 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā让ràng步bù了le.
He gave in.
汤tāng姆mǔ不bú会huì让ràng步bù的de。
Tom isn't going to back down.
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.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

让 ràng · to yield · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

步 bù · a step · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 让步.

散步sànbùto take a walk; to go for a walk
进步jìnbùprogress; improvement; to improve; to progress
进一步jìnyībùto go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further
跑步pǎobùto run; to jog
初步chūbùinitial; preliminary
步行bùxíngto go on foot; to walk
逐步zhúbùprogressively; step by step
脚步jiǎobùfootstep; step
转让zhuǎnràngto transfer (ownership, rights etc)
让座ràngzuòto give up one's seat for sb
地步dìbùstage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); a (usu. bad) situation
步骤bùzhòuprocedure; step

Questions about 让步

What does 让步 mean?

让步 (ràngbù) means "to concede; to give in".

How do you write 让步?

让步 is made of 2 characters: 让 (5 strokes), 步 (7 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 让步 an HSK word?

Yes. 让步 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 让步 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 让步 is written 讓步.