How to say “endure” in Chinese
endure, bear
“Endure” in Chinese is 忍受, rěn shòu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
忍受 is read rěn shòu: 2 syllables. 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.
There is a hand at the top and one at the bottom: one gives, the other receives.
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 “忍受”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 忍受. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 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 words from the lesson “Hurt and anger”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “endure” in Chinese?
“Endure” in Chinese is 忍受, pinyin rěnshòu.
What does 忍受 mean?
忍受 (rěnshòu) means “endure, bear”.
How do you write 忍受?
忍受 is 2 characters: 忍 (rěn) — endure, bear; 受 (shòu) — receive; endure. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 忍受?
忍受 is read rěnshòu. Tones: rěn — third tone, shòu — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“endure” in the lesson “Hurt and anger”
This word is from the topic “Feelings” of HSK 6. 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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