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Expressing 'allow' with 允许 (yǔnxǔ)
Permission & Ability
Structure
Subject + 允许 + Object + Verb
Explanation
允许 (yǔnxǔ) means "to allow" or "to permit," indicating that someone grants permission for an action to occur. It is more formal than 让 and is common in rules, regulations, and official contexts. It can take a noun or a verb phrase as its object.
Examples
这里不允许拍照。
Zhèlǐ bù yǔnxǔ pāizhào.
Photography is not allowed here.
父母不允许他晚上十点以后出门。
Fùmǔ bù yǔnxǔ tā wǎnshang shí diǎn yǐhòu chūmén.
His parents don't allow him to go out after ten at night.
新规定允许员工每周在家工作两天。
Xīn guīdìng yǔnxǔ yuángōng měi zhōu zài jiā gōngzuò liǎng tiān.
The new regulations allow employees to work from home two days a week.
Similar Grammar
- Expressing permission with the auxiliary verb 可以 (kěyǐ)HSK 1
- Expressing "let" or "allow" with 让 (ràng) as a verb of permissionHSK 3
- Expressing being permitted with 获准 (huòzhǔn)
- Expressing 'to permit' with 许 (xǔ)
- Expressing "to allow" or "to be about to" with 准 (zhǔn)
- Expressing 'to authorize' with 授权 (shòuquán)