容纳

容納

róngnà

verb HSK 7-9 #14,032

Meanings

1 to hold
2 to contain
3 to accommodate

Characters

receive; accept

Literally 'contain and receive' - to hold or accommodate.

Examples

这个体育馆可以容纳五万人。

Zhège tǐyùguǎn kěyǐ róngnà wǔwàn rén.

This stadium can hold 50,000 people.

这个房间容纳不了这么多家具。

Zhège fángjiān róngnà bùliǎo zhème duō jiājù.

This room can't fit so much furniture.

Tips

usage

容纳 can be used both literally (a venue holding people) and figuratively (a society accommodating different ideas). The potential complement form 容纳得下/容纳不了 is very common.

Stroke Order

容 róng

纳 nà