Chinese word

宽容

Pronunciation

Pinyinkuān róng

Meaning

  • adjectivetolerant

Example

他很宽容，总能原谅别人的错误。tā hěn kuān róng zǒng néng yuán liàng bié rén de cuò wù

He is very tolerant and always forgives other people's mistakes.

Illustration for 宽容 (tolerant)

More examples

在法律面前，不能对违法行为过于宽容。zài fǎ lǜ miàn qián bù néng duì wéi fǎ xíng wéi guò yú kuān róng

Under the law, we cannot be overly tolerant of illegal acts.

Core concept

A mind that leaves room for others' differences and mistakes instead of demanding perfection.

Common phrases

  • 宽容的政策kuān róng de zhèng cè

    tolerant policy

  • 对文化差异宽容duì wén huà chā yì kuān róng

    show tolerance for cultural differences

  • 保持宽容bǎo chí kuān róng

    remain tolerant

Similar words

包容bāo róng: Accepting of other people's differences and faults without blaming them.
大度dà dù: Willing to forgive small matters and not dwell on them.
宽大kuān dà: Describes treatment or punishment that is gentle and not harsh.
宽厚kuān hòu: Warm, mild, and broad-minded in dealing with people.

Definition in Chinese

对不同意见、错误或缺点表现出容忍和理解，不苛求对方，通常不会追究小过失。duì bù tóng yì jiàn cuò wù huò quē diǎn biǎo xiàn chū róng rěn hé lí jiě bù kē qiú duì fāng tōng cháng bú huì zhuī jiū xiǎo guò shī

Word origin

宽 (kuān, "broad") + 容 (róng, "contain") combines the idea of spaciousness with making room for other people and their faults.

Usage tips

  • The word signals a generous response to a fault, not agreement with the fault itself, so acceptance should not be read as approval.

Other meanings

  • lenientadjective
  • forgiveverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 宽容度kuān róng dùdegree of tolerancenoun

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