No. 36 in Chinese
让
"让" means "to let," "to allow," or "to make (someone do something)."
In a sentence
这首歌让我想起了过去。
This song reminds me of the past.
In this sentence, '让我' means 'makes me' or 'causes me to' and expresses causation, indicating that the song causes the speaker to recall the past.
我会让你了解真相的。
I will let you understand the truth.
Here, '让你' means 'let you' or 'allow you to', denoting permission or enabling someone to perform an action.
请让他先发言。
Please let him speak first.
In this sentence, '让他' means 'let him' and is used to politely request allowing someone to do something, in this case, to speak first.
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