HSK 3 grammar · pattern
让/叫
让/叫 — causative (make/let someone do)
Pattern
+ + +
( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
让 or 叫 sets up a causative: someone gets another person to do something — "make/let/have someone do." The person follows 让/叫 and then does the second verb. 让 leans toward "let/allow," while 叫 leans toward "tell/order."
Examples
妈妈让我早点回家。
Māma ràng wǒ zǎo diǎn huí jiā.
Mom told me to come home earlier.
老师叫他站起来回答问题。
Lǎoshī jiào tā zhàn qǐlái huídá wèntí.
The teacher had him stand up and answer the question.
Related
See it in a story
In the app, 让/叫 is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.