容许

容許

róngxǔ

verb HSK 7 #10,382

Meanings

1 to permit; to allow
2 to tolerate

Characters

to tolerate; to contain

to allow; to permit

Examples

这里不容许吸烟。

Zhèlǐ bù róngxǔ xīyān.

Smoking is not permitted here.

时间不容许我们再犹豫了。

Shíjiān bù róngxǔ wǒmen zài yóuyù le.

Time doesn't allow us to hesitate any longer.

Tips

usage

容许 is more formal and literary than 允许 (yǔnxǔ). In everyday speech people say 允许, but 容许 appears more in written Chinese or formal contexts.

Stroke Order

容 róng

许 xǔ