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不忍 (bù rěn): Cannot bear to — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

不 • bù • not; no • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
bù不

not; no

忍 • rěn • to endure, to bear, to tolerate • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
rěn忍

to endure, to bear, to tolerate

Word Info

Pinyinbù rěn
Meaningcannot bear to; unable to endure
Characters2
Syntax—

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 不忍.

Words with 不
  • 不要bù yàodon't!
  • 不客气bú kè qiyou're welcome; impolite
  • 对不起duì bu qǐsorry
  • 不错bù cuòcorrect
  • 不好意思bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed
  • 不久bù jiǔnot long (after)
  • 不但bù dànnot only (... but also ...)
  • 不同bù tóngdifferent
Words with 忍
  • 忍不住rěn bu zhùunbearable; unable to restrain
  • 容忍róng rěntolerate; put up with
  • 忍受rěn shòubear; undergo; suffer
  • 忍耐rěn nàiexercise patience; restrain oneself; be tolerant of
残忍
cán rěn
cruel; ruthless; merciless
  • 忍心rěn xīnHave the heart to / Have the nerve to
  • 动心忍性dòng xīn rěn xìngTo strengthen one's resolve and temper one's character through hardship and perseverance, remaining steadfast despite external obstacles.
  • 忍俊不禁rěn jùn bù jīnCannot help laughing; unable to suppress a smile or laugh.
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 不忍

    kàn看
    dào到
    hái孩
    zi子
    kū哭
    de得
    nà那
    me么
    shāng伤
    xīn心
    ，
    wǒ我
    bù不
    rěn忍
    xīn心
    zé责
    bèi备
    tā他
    。
    Seeing the child cry so sadly, I couldn't bear to scold him.
    tā她
    bù不
    rěn忍
    jù拒
    jué绝
    péng朋
    you友
    de的
    qǐng
    lǎo老
    rén人
    bù不
    rěn忍
    lí离
    kāi开
    zhù住
    le了
    jǐ
    请
    qiú求
    ，
    zhǐ只
    hǎo好
    dā答
    ying应
    le了
    。
    She couldn't bear to refuse her friend's request, so she had to agree.
    几
    shí十
    nián年
    de的
    lǎo老
    fáng房
    zi子
    。
    The old man cannot bear to leave the old house he has lived in for decades.