忍让

忍讓

rěnràng

verb #35,316

Meanings

1 to exercise forbearance
2 to be patient and yielding
3 to tolerate and give way

Characters

to endure, bear

to yield, give way

Examples

HSK 4

夫妻之间需要互相忍让。

Fūqī zhījiān xūyào hùxiāng rěnràng.

Married couples need to give and take with each other.

HSK 7-9

一味忍让只会让对方得寸进尺。

Yīwèi rěnràng zhǐ huì ràng duìfāng décùn-jìnchǐ.

Constantly yielding only makes the other side push for more.

Tips

culture

忍让 is a traditional Chinese virtue rooted in Confucian thought - preserving harmony by absorbing conflict. Increasingly contested online, where younger users frame excessive 忍让 as self-harm and promote 不忍 (not taking it any more).

Stroke Order

忍 rěn

让 ràng