让步 (讓步)
ràng bù
Pinyin

Definition

让步 (讓步)
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ràng bù
  1. to concede
  2. to give in
  3. to yield
  4. a concession
  5. (linguistics) concessive

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

步
Bù
  1. 1 surname Bu
步步
bù bù
  1. 1 step by step
  2. 2 at every step
进步
jìn bù
  1. 1 progress
  2. 2 improvement
  3. 3 to improve
  4. 4 to progress
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
初步
chū bù
  1. 1 initial
  2. 2 preliminary
  3. 3 tentative
同步
tóng bù
  1. 1 synchronous
  2. 2 to synchronize
  3. 3 to keep step with

Idioms (20)

一步一个脚印
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn
  1. 1 one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
  2. 2 reliable
一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
  1. 1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
  1. 1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
  2. 2 the pot calls the kettle black
亦步亦趋
yì bù yì qū
  1. 1 to blindly follow suit (idiom)
  2. 2 to imitate slavishly
  3. 3 to do what everyone else is doing
安步当车
ān bù dàng chē
  1. 1 to go on foot (idiom)
  2. 2 to do things at a leisurely pace

Sample Sentences

所以我才坚持我一定要经济独立！不是所有的男人都可以理解家务劳动的价值，偏偏他们又死性不改，所以我绝对不能让步！
suǒyǐ wǒ cái jiānchí wǒ yīdìng yào jīngjì dúlì ！búshi suǒyǒu de nánrén dōu kěyǐ lǐjiě jiāwù láodòng de jiàzhí ，piānpiān tāmen yòu sǐxìngbùgǎi ，suǒyǐ wǒ juéduì bùnéng ràngbù ！
So that’s why I insist on my financial independence! Not all men understand the value of housework, and they’re all old dogs who can’t change their tricks, so I really can’t give an inch!
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是啊，不过也不知道要吵到什么时候才会有结果，人生中还是有些事情是不能让步的，我回去之后还要继续为了自己的未来努力。
shì ā ，bùguò yě bù zhīdào yào chǎo dào shénme shíhou cái huì yǒu jiéguǒ ，rénshēng zhōng háishi yǒuxiē shìqing shì bùnéng ràngbù de ，wǒ huíqu zhīhòu hái yào jìxù wèile zìjǐ de wèilái nǔlì 。
Yeah, but I don’t know at what point the arguing will come to a final result. Some things in life you can’t yield on. When I go back, I’m going to continue to struggle for my future.
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不管他怎么倔，我是不会再让步了。
bùguǎn tā zěnme juè ，wǒ shì bùhuì zài ràngbù le 。
No matter how stubborn he is, I will not give in again.
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第二种是表示让步。
dì èr zhǒng shì biǎoshì ràngbù 。
The second kind expresses concession.
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