ràng​wèi

to abdicate

  • created sense approved 让位/讓位 · ràng​wèi · to abdicate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    让位 / 讓位

    ràng​wèi

    to abdicate

    to step down from a leadership role, throne, or office in favor of someone else; to yield a post

    让, 位

    让 (literal) → 让/讓 · ràng · to transfer 位 (literal) → 位 · wèi · throne

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  • created sense approved 让位/讓位 · ràng​wèi · to give up one's seat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    让位 / 讓位

    ràng​wèi

    to give up one's seat

    to give up one's seat to someone else, such as a child, an elderly person, or a pregnant woman

    让, 位

    让 (literal) → 让/讓 · ràng · to yield 位 (literal) → 位 · wèi · position

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 让位/讓位 · ràng​wèi · to give way to — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    让位 / 讓位

    ràng​wèi

    to give way to

    (of a situation, state, or thing) to be replaced by another; to yield to a new development

    让, 位

    让 (literal) → 让/讓 · ràng · to yield 位 (literal) → 位 · wèi · position

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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