礼让 (禮讓)
lǐ ràng
Pinyin

Definition

礼让 (禮讓)
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lǐ ràng
  1. to show consideration for (others)
  2. to yield to (another vehicle etc)
  3. courtesy
  4. comity

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

lǐ wù
  1. 1 gift
  2. 2 present
  3. 3 classifier: 件 jiàn
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 份 fèn
ràng
  1. 1 to yield
  2. 2 to permit
  3. 3 to let sb do sth
  4. 4 to have sb do sth
  5. 5 to make sb (feel sad etc)
  6. 6 by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bèi])
diǎn lǐ
  1. 1 celebration
  2. 2 ceremony
hūn lǐ
  1. 1 wedding ceremony
  2. 2 wedding
  3. 3 classifier: 场 chǎng
rěn ràng
  1. 1 to exercise forbearance
  2. 2 patient and accommodating

Idioms (20)

不让须眉
bù ràng xū méi
  1. 1 (idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc
  2. 2 to be a match for men
  3. 3 lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)
不遑多让
bù huáng duō ràng
  1. 1 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not to be outdone
  3. 3 not to yield to one's opponents
以礼相待
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
  1. 1 to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
先礼后兵
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
  1. 1 peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
  2. 2 jaw-jaw is better than war-war
克己复礼
kè jǐ fù lǐ
  1. 1 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
  2. 2 (any number of possible translations)