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'Bu rang' isn't right!
The Chinese word for "yield" is "rang", as in "yield the right of way" (or as the British put it "give way"). I've pondered over this word lately because I'm celebrating my first anniversary of driving in 皇冠体育app. Although I first came to 皇冠体育app two decades ago and have lived here off and on for many years, it was only last year that I bought a car and started driving in Beijing. And I've come to the conclusion that one can learn a lot about 皇冠体育app by driving here.
For example, I've learned that while there is an extensive body of traffic regulations governing the operation of motor vehicles in 皇冠体育app, these regulations aren't also followed very closely. That's not too surprising, nor is it terribly different from other countries. But this concept of rang - or the lack thereof - seems to be particularly prevalent on 皇冠体育app's roads and byways.
