让 讓 ràng to yield / to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) / by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4]) syn 告诉 告訴 gào su to tell / to inform / to let know syn 听 聽 tīng to listen to / to hear / to heed / to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be / to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer / to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) syn 放 fàng to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks) syn 留下 liú xià to leave behind / to stay behind / to remain / to keep / not to let (sb) go syn 放开 放開 fàng kāi to let go / to release syn 分享 fēn xiǎng to share (let others have some of sth good) syn 放手 fàng shǒu to let go one's hold / to give up / to have a free hand syn 发出 發出 fā chū to issue (an order, decree etc) / to send out / to dispatch / to produce (a sound) / to let out (a laugh) syn 便宜 pián yi cheap / inexpensive / a petty advantage / to let sb off lightly syn 何况 何況 hé kuàng let alone / to say nothing of / besides / what's more syn 松开 鬆開 sōng kāi to release / to let go / to loosen / to untie / to come loose syn 放过 放過 fàng guò to let off / to let slip by / to let sb get away with sth 放出 fàng chū to let off / to give out syn 松手 鬆手 sōng shǒu to relinquish one's grip / to let go syn 罢休 罷休 bà xiū to give up / to abandon (a goal etc) / to let sth go / forget it / let the matter drop syn 辜负 辜負 gū fù to fail to live up (to expectations) / unworthy (of trust) / to let down / to betray (hopes) / to disappoint 开诚布公 開誠布公 kāi chéng bù gōng lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom) / frank and open-minded / plain speaking / Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves. / to put one's cards on the table syn 放任 fàng rèn to ignore / to let alone / to indulge syn 脱口而出 脫口而出 tuō kǒu ér chū (idiom) to blurt out / to let slip (an indiscreet remark) 放水 fàng shuǐ to turn on the water / to let water out / (sports) to throw a game syn 拉倒 lā dǎo to pull down / (coll.) to let it go / to drop it 借光 jiè guāng excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) / reflected glory / to benefit from sb else's prestige syn 露馅 露餡 lòu xiàn to leak / to expose (sb's secret) / to spill the beans / to let the cat out of the bag 放宽 放寬 fàng kuān to relax (a rule) / to ease (restrictions) / to extend (a time limit) / to let out (a garment) / to expand / to broaden syn 对得起 對得起 duì de qǐ not to let sb down / to treat sb fairly / be worthy of syn 马脚 馬腳 mǎ jiǎo sth one wishes to conceal / the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag") syn 撒手 sā shǒu to let go of sth / to give up syn 松口 鬆口 sōng kǒu to let go of sth held in one's mouth / (fig.) to relent / to yield syn 紧握 緊握 jǐn wò to hold firmly, not let go syn 想入非非 xiǎng rù fēi fēi to indulge in fantasy (idiom) / to let one's imagination run wild syn 放行 fàng xíng to let pass 放血 fàng xuè to let blood (Chinese medicine) / to bleed / to stab sb (slang) 不问 不問 bù wèn to pay no attention to / to disregard / to ignore / to let go unpunished / to let off 对不住 對不住 duì bu zhù to let sb down / to be unfair / I'm sorry / pardon me (formal) syn 网开一面 網開一面 wǎng kāi yī miàn open the net on one side (idiom) / let the caged bird fly / to give one's opponent a way out / lenient treatment syn 失之交臂 shī zhī jiāo bì to miss narrowly / to let a great opportunity slip syn 公诸于世 公諸於世 gōng zhū yú shì to announce to the world (idiom) / to make public / to let everyone know syn 放任自流 fàng rèn zì liú to let sb do whatever they want / to indulge / to give free reins to / to let things slide / to drift aimlessly / laissez-faire syn 既往不咎 jì wǎng bù jiù to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom) / to let bygones be bygones / There is no point in crying over spilt milk. syn 空置 kōng zhì to set sth aside / to let sth lie idle / idle / unused 扬言 揚言 yáng yán to put about (a story, plan, threat etc) / to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story) / to threaten syn 放羊 fàng yáng to tend a flock of sheep / to let sheep out to pasture / fig. to throw off the reins / to leave sb alone / acting freely and irresponsibly 露底 lòu dǐ to let out a secret syn 浮想联翩 浮想聯翩 fú xiǎng lián piān to let one's imagination roam syn 失察 shī chá to fail in observing or supervising / to miss / to let sth slip through 不依 bù yī not to comply / not to go along with / not to let off easily / not to let sb get away with it syn 百花齐放 百花齊放 bǎi huā qí fàng a hundred flowers bloom (idiom) / let the arts have free expression syn 放下 fàng xià to lay down / to put down / to let go of / to relinquish / to set aside / to lower (the blinds etc) syn 算了 suàn le let it be / let it pass / forget about it 别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of / not to mention / let alone 不舍 不捨 bù shè reluctant to part with (sth or sb) / unwilling to let go of syn 不舍 不捨 bù shě reluctant to part with (sth or sb) / unwilling to let go of syn 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom) / to let one's imagination run wild syn 大骂 大罵 dà mà to rain curses (on sb) / to let sb have it / to bawl sb out 无为 無為 wú wéi the Daoist doctrine of inaction / let things take their own course / laissez-faire 放不下 fàng bu xià to have no room to put sth / to be unable to let go 吴三桂 吳三桂 wú sān guì Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty 善罢甘休 善罷甘休 shàn bà gān xiū to leave the matter at that / to be prepared to let go / to be willing to take things lying down syn 由着 由著 yóu zhe let (one) have his way / as (one) pleases / at (one's) will 淌下 tǎng xià to let drip / to trickle down / to shed (tears) 遑论 遑論 huáng lùn let alone / not to mention 跃马 躍馬 yuè mǎ to gallop / to spur on a horse / to let one's steed have his head 公之于众 公之於眾 gōng zhī yú zhòng to make known to the masses (idiom) / to publicize widely / to let the world know 错 錯 cuò mistake / wrong / bad / interlocking / complex / to grind / to polish / to alternate / to stagger / to miss / to let slip / to evade / to inlay with gold or silver syn 烧 燒 shāo to burn / to cook / to stew / to bake / to roast / to heat / to boil (tea, water etc) / fever / to run a temperature / (coll.) to let things go to one's head syn 低 dī low / beneath / to lower (one's head) / to let droop / to hang down / to incline syn 撒 sā to let go / to cast / to let loose / to discharge / to give expression to / (coll.) to pee syn 凉 涼 liàng to let sth cool down syn 晓 曉 xiǎo dawn / daybreak / to know / to let sb know / to make explicit syn 欲擒故纵 欲擒故縱 yù qín gù zòng In order to capture, one must let loose. / to loosen the reins only to grasp them better syn 意气用事 意氣用事 yì qì yòng shì (idiom) to let emotions affect one's decisions syn 开后门 開後門 kāi hòu mén to open the back door / fig. under the counter / to do a secret or dishonest deal / to let sth in by the back door syn 挖墙脚 挖牆腳 wā qiáng jiǎo to undermine / to let someone down / to seduce someone away from something syn 揄 yú to draw out / to let hanging 干休 gān xiū to let matters rest 打开天窗说亮话 打開天窗說亮話 dǎ kāi tiān chuāng shuō liàng huà (let's) not mince words / (let's) not beat about the bush syn 听其自然 聽其自然 tīng qí zì rán to let things take their course / to take things as they come syn 以夷制夷 yǐ yí zhì yí to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom) / let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties) / Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan) 缒 縋 zhuì to let down with a rope 车到山前必有路 車到山前必有路 chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom) / fig. everything will turn out for the best / let's worry about it when it happens / it will be all right on the night 任其自然 rèn qí zì rán to let things take their course (idiom) / to leave it to nature / laissez-faire syn 任情 rèn qíng to let oneself go / to do as much as one pleases syn 不以辞害志 不以辭害志 bù yǐ cí hài zhì don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom) / don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say 不足为外人道 不足為外人道 bù zú wéi wài rén dào no use to tell others / let's keep this between ourselves (idiom) 唾面自干 唾面自乾 tuò miàn zì gān to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom) / to turn the other cheek / to drain the cup of humiliation 得饶人处且饶人 得饒人處且饒人 dé ráo rén chù qiě ráo rén where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom) / anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible 案甲休兵 àn jiǎ xiū bīng to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom) / to relax from fighting 泄漏天机 泄漏天機 xiè lòu tiān jī to divulge the will of heaven (idiom) / to leak a secret / to let the cat out of the bag 泄露天机 泄露天機 xiè lù tiān jī to divulge the will of heaven (idiom) / to leak a secret / to let the cat out of the bag 泥菩萨过江 泥菩薩過江 ní pú sà guò jiāng a clay Bodhisattva fording a river / unable to save oneself, let alone others 漏泄天机 漏洩天機 lòu xiè tiān jī to divulge the will of heaven (idiom) / to leak a secret / to let the cat out of the bag 破罐破摔 pò guàn pò shuāi lit. to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom) / fig. to give up altogether after a setback / to throw one's hands up in frustration and let it all go to hell syn 网开三面 網開三面 wǎng kāi sān miàn to leave the net open on three sides (idiom) / let the caged bird fly / to give one's opponent a way out / lenient treatment syn 