宽容

寬容

kuānróng

adjective HSK 7 #7,510

Meanings

1 tolerant; lenient
2 forgiving

Characters

broad; generous

to tolerate; to contain

Literally 'broad tolerance' — having a wide capacity for accepting others' faults.

Examples

请对他宽容一些。

Qǐng duì tā kuānróng yìxiē.

Please be more tolerant of him.

宽容是一种美德。

Kuānróng shì yì zhǒng měidé.

Tolerance is a virtue.

Tips

usage

宽容 emphasizes accepting others' mistakes or differences without judgment. Compare with 宽恕 (kuānshù), which specifically means forgiving someone who wronged you.

Stroke Order

宽 kuān

容 róng