容下

róngxià

verb

Meanings

1 to hold (room or space for)
2 to accommodate
3 to admit (with the resultative complement 下)
4 to tolerate

Characters

to hold, contain, allow

(resultative complement) down, in

Examples

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.

他心里容不下任何批评。

Tā xīnli róng bù 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