忍无可忍

忍無可忍
rěnwúkěrěn
idiom #14,574

Meanings

  1. 1 more than one can bear
  2. 2 at the end of one's patience
  3. 3 the last straw

Examples

Tā rěnwúkěrěn, zhōngyú bàofā le.
He couldn't take it anymore and finally exploded.
Línjū tài chǎo le, wǒ yǐjīng rěnwúkěrěn.
The neighbors are too noisy — I've reached my limit.

Tips

grammar
Structure: (endure) + 无可 (nothing left to) + (endure). Literally 'endured until there's nothing more to endure'. Often followed by a consequence clause.
usage
Stronger than 受不了. Used when patience has been tested repeatedly, not just a one-time annoyance.

Stroke Order

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