忍
HSK 5freq #2712
Meanings
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- 1.to bear
- 2.to endure
- 3.to tolerate
- 4.to restrain oneself
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Wiktionary
- 1.to endure; to bear; to suffer
- 2.to forbear
- 3.to have the heart to; to be hardhearted enough to
- 4.cruel; callous
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *njɯnʔ): phonetic 刃 (OC *njɯns, “blade”) + semantic 心 (“heart”). ; “to bear, to endure, to suffer” ; “cruel”
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
我不能忍著不笑。
I couldn't stop myself from laughing.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
不忍不忍下手不忍人之心不忍坐視不忍坐视不忍心不忍言不忍釋手不忍释手動心忍性动心忍性包羞忍恥包羞忍耻含垢忍恥含垢忍耻含垢忍辱含悲忍淚含悲忍泪含羞忍辱吞聲忍氣吞声忍气吞聲忍讓吞声忍让堅忍坚忍堅忍不拔坚忍不拔容忍弘忍強忍
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Related words
忍受 to bear; to endure残忍 cruel; merciless; ruthless容忍 to put up with忍耐 to endure; to put up with; to exercise patience忍心 to have the heart to do sth濡忍 compliant忍让 to exercise forbearance含忍 to bear; to endure; to tolerate忍冬 honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)坚忍 persevering落忍 (coll.) (usu. in the negative) to be able to bear (doing sth); to feel it is acceptable不忍 cannot bear to