出让 (chū ràng) — to sell or transfer (one's own property, rights, shares, etc.)

Definition

出让 (chūràng) means to sell or transfer a specific right, share, or piece of property (e.g. land-use rights, equity) — more formal than 卖, which is the everyday 'sell' for ordinary goods.

verb
to sell or transfer (one's own property, rights, shares, etc.)

Examples

  • 出让。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī jué dìng chū ràng bù fen gǔ quán gěi tóu zī rén.
    This company decided to sell part of its shares to investors.
  • 出让。
    Zhèng fǔ tōng guò pāi mài chū ràng le zhè kuài tǔ dì de shǐ yòng quán.
    The government sold the land-use rights of this plot through an auction.
  • 出让。
    Tā dǎ suàn bǎ lǎo fáng zi chū ràng hòu huàn yí tào xīn de.
    He plans to sell the old house and then exchange it for a new one.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

出chūput out
让ràngyield

'出' (put out) and '让' (yield) together mean transferring one's property.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 讓; 让 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
襄
襄xiāng讓ràng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 讓 combines 言, showing speech, with 襄, giving the sound; the evidence links it to criticizing or reproaching. The simplified 让 is a later shorthand.

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