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容忍

róngrěn
verb HSK 7-9 #4,248

Meanings

  1. 1 to tolerate
  2. 2 to put up with

Characters

容
róng
tolerate; allow
忍
rěn
endure; bear
Literally 'tolerate and endure': to put up with something

Examples

HSK 3
她已经容忍了很久了。
Tā yǐjīng róngrěn le hěn jiǔ le.
She has put up with it for a long time.
HSK 3
这种错误是不能容忍的。
Zhèzhǒng cuòwù shì bùnéng róngrěn de.
This kind of mistake is intolerable.
HSK 5
我无法容忍他的无礼行为。
Wǒ wúfǎ róngrěn tā de wúlǐ xíngwéi.
I can't tolerate his rude behavior.

Tips

usage
容忍 implies tolerating something negative or unpleasant, often behavior. Compare with 忍耐 (rěnnài, patient endurance of hardship) and 忍受 (rěnshòu, bearing pain/suffering). 容忍 focuses on allowing or putting up with someone else's faults.

Stroke Order

容 róng
忍 rěn