容下

róngxià

verb

Meanings

1 to hold (room or space for)
2 to accommodate
3 to admit
4 to tolerate

Characters

to hold, contain, allow

(resultative complement) down, in

Examples

HSK 3

这个会议室能容下五十个人。

Zhège huìyìshì néng róngxià wǔshí gè rén.

This meeting room can hold fifty people.

HSK 5

他心里容不下任何批评。

Tā xīnli róng bu xià rènhé pīpíng.

He can't tolerate any criticism.

Tips

grammar

容 'hold/contain' + resultative 下 'down/to fit'. The 下 makes it explicit that the container actually fits the contents. Frequently negated as 容不下 ('can't fit / can't tolerate'), both literal and emotional senses are common.

Stroke Order

容 róng

下 xià