How to say “tolerate” in Chinese
tolerate, endure
“Tolerate” in Chinese is 忍, rěn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
忍 is read rěn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 刃 rèn “blade” hints at the reading; below, 心 “heart”: a knife at your heart, and you bear it.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “忍”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 忍. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你再忍一下吧nǐzàirěnyíxiàbaHang in there a little longer.
- 我实在忍不住了wǒshízàirěnbuzhùleI really can't hold it in any longer.
- 我无法忍受他的坏脾气wǒwúfǎrěnshòutādehuàipíqiI can't stand his bad temper.
- 我无法忍受这种尴尬的气氛wǒwúfǎrěnshòuzhèzhǒnggāngàdeqìfēnI can't stand this kind of awkward atmosphere.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Fighting and making up”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “tolerate” in Chinese?
“Tolerate” in Chinese is 忍, pinyin rěn.
What does 忍 mean?
忍 (rěn) means “tolerate, endure”.
How do you write 忍?
忍 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 忍?
忍 is read rěn. Tones: rěn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“tolerate” in the lesson “Fighting and making up”
This word is from the topic “Feelings” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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