HSK · Level 88
45 words
Chinese word
容忍
Pronunciation
Pinyinróng rěn
Meaning
- verbtolerate
Example
社会不应该容忍暴力。shè huì bù yīng gāi róng rěn bào lì
Society should not tolerate violence.
More examples
学校不能容忍学生欺凌。xué xiào bù néng róng rěn xué shēng qī líng
The school cannot tolerate bullying among students.
Core concept
Making room for a fault or unwelcome condition instead of pushing it away.
Common phrases
容忍暴力róng rěn bào lì
tolerate violence
难以容忍nán yǐ róng rěn
difficult to tolerate
无法容忍wú fǎ róng rěn
cannot tolerate
Similar words
宽容kuān róng: Treat another person's mistakes or offenses with generosity and forgiveness.
允许yún xǔ: Officially give permission for an action to take place.
纵容zòng róng: Knowingly allow bad behavior to continue, making the problem worse.
忍受rěn shòu: Put up with something unpleasant or painful without giving in.
Definition in Chinese
对他人的过失、冒犯或不理想的情况不采取强烈制止或责备，而选择宽容或容许的行为或态度。duì tā rén de guò shī mào fàn huò bù lí xiǎng de qíng kuàng bù cái qǔ qiáng liè zhì zhǐ huò zé bèi ér xuǎn zé kuān róng huò róng xǔ de xíng wéi huò tài dù
Word origin
容 (róng, "make room") + 忍 (rěn, "endure") combines room for something with restraint toward it, giving the compound its sense of allowing a problem to remain without a forceful response.
Usage tips
- This word can show that an allowed behavior is still viewed as undesirable, rather than approved.