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Usages of ràng
她 今天 有 事情， 也 想 让 你 帮忙。tā jīntiān yǒu shìqíng, yě xiǎng ràng nǐ bāngmáng.
She has things to do today and also wants to ask you for help.
我 让 他 在 外面 等 我。wǒ ràng tā zài wàimiàn děng wǒ.
I asked him to wait for me outside.
他 又 来 我 家 了， 我 让 他 先 进来。tā yòu lái wǒ jiā le, wǒ ràng tā xiān jìnlái.
He came to my place again; I asked him to come in first.
老师 让 我们 回家 读 一些 文章， 然后 在 课上 自由 讨论。lǎoshī ràng wǒmen huíjiā dú yìxiē wénzhāng, ránhòu zài kèshàng zìyóu tǎolùn.
The teacher asked us to go home and read some articles, then freely discuss them in class.
她 让 我 多 注意 这些 错误， 每次 都 认真 解释 给 我 听。tā ràng wǒ duō zhùyì zhèxiē cuòwù, měicì dōu rènzhēn jiěshì gěi wǒ tīng.
She asks me to pay more attention to these mistakes and carefully explains them to me every time.
妈妈 让 我 出来 吃 晚饭。māma ràng wǒ chūlái chī wǎnfàn.
Mom asked me to come out to eat dinner.
妈妈 让 我 出门 的 时候 戴 上 帽子， 说 外面 的 太 阳 太 大。māma ràng wǒ chūmén de shíhou dài shàng màozi, shuō wàimiàn de tài yáng tài dà.
Mom tells me to put on a hat when going out, saying the sun outside is too strong.
老师 让 我们 写 一 篇 介绍 自己 理想 的 作文。Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen xiě yì piān jièshào zìjǐ lǐxiǎng de zuòwén.
The teacher asked us to write a composition introducing our own ideals.
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