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忍

rěn

endure, bear, suffer; forbear

Shadow
Strokes
7
Radical
心
HSK
5
Tone
3

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 我不能忍受。

    Wǒ bù néng rěn shòu

    I can't stand it.

  • 她忍不住笑了。

    Tā rěn bu zhù xiào le

    She cannot but laugh.

  • 我忍不住要大笑。

    Wǒ rěn bu zhù yào dà xiào

    I could hardly keep from laughing.

  • 他再也忍不住气了。

    Tā zài yě rěn bu zhù qì le

    He couldn't hold his temper any longer.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 忍

  • 忍rěn 3to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself
  • 忍不住rěn bu zhù 3–5–4cannot help; unable to bear
  • 忍受rěn shòu 3–4 to bear; to endure
  • 残忍cán rěn 2–3 cruel; mean; merciless; ruthless
  • 容忍róng rěn 2–3 to put up with; to tolerate
  • 忍耐rěn nài 3–4 to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance
  • 忍心rěn xīn 3–1 to have the heart to do sth; to steel oneself to a task
  • 忍饥挨饿rěn jī ái è 3–1–2–4starving; famished