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忍心

忍心 (rěn xīn): Have the heart to / Have the nerve to (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

忍心 consists of 2 characters.

to endure, to bear, to tolerate

heart; mind; core

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Pinyinrěn xīn

MeaningHave the heart to / Have the nerve to

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word忍心

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 忍心.

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忍不住rěn bu zhùHSK 5
容忍róng rěnHSK 6
忍受rěn shòuHSK 6
忍耐rěn nàiHSK 6
残忍cán rěnHSK 6
忍饥挨饿rěn jī ái è

Words with 心

关心guān xīnHSK 3
小心xiǎo xīnHSK 3
心里xīn liHSK 3
担心dān xīnHSK 3
放心fàng xīnHSK 3
伤心shāng xīnHSK 4
信心xìn xīnHSK 4
内心nèi xīnHSK 4

3.

How to Use 忍心 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 忍心 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith离开

rěn忍

xīn心

lí离

kāi开

neutral

bear to leave

Adverb + Verb

bù不

rěn忍

xīn心

neutral

cannot bear to

Idiomwith于心不忍

yú于

xīn心

bù不

rěn忍

4.

Example Sentences with 忍心

wǒ我

bù不

rěn忍

xīn心

kàn看

xiǎo小

gǒu狗

zěn怎

me么

rěn忍

xīn心

informalSpoken

how could one bear to

formal

cannot bear it in one's heart

ái挨

è饿

。

I can't bear to see the puppy go hungry.

kàn看

dào到

xiǎo小

gǒu狗

zhè这

me么

kě可

lián怜

，

wǒ我

zhēn真

bù不

rěn忍

xīn心

lí离

kāi开

tā它

。

Seeing the puppy so pitiful, I really don't have the heart to leave it.

nǐ你

zěn怎

néng能

rěn忍

xīn心

gū辜

fù负

tā她

duō多

nián年

lái来

de的

shēn深

qíng情

yǔ与

fù付

chū出

？

How could you have the heart to betray her years of deep affection and dedication?

dǒng董

shì事

huì会

chéng成

yuán员

zuì最

zhōng终

bù不

rěn忍

xīn心

fǒu否

jué决

zhè这

xiàng项

huì惠

jí及

yuán员

gōng工

de的

tí提

àn案

。

The board members ultimately did not have the heart to veto this proposal that benefits the employees.

tā他

rěn忍

xīn心

lí离

kāi开

le了

jiā家

xiāng乡

qù去

dà大

chéng城

shì市

gōng工

zuò作

。

He made up his mind to leave his hometown and work in a big city.

wǒ我

shí实

zài在

bù不

rěn忍

xīn心

jiāng将

gōng公

sī司

jīng经

yíng营

bú不

shàn善

de的

huài坏

xiāo消

xī息

gào告

sù诉

tā他

。

I really don't have the heart to tell him the bad news about the company's poor performance.

kàn看

dào到

hái孩

zi子

shī失

wàng望

de的

yǎn眼

shén神

，

rèn任

hé何

fù父

mǔ母

dōu都

hěn很

nán难

rěn忍

xīn心

jù拒

jué绝

tā他

de的

qǐng请

qiú求

。

Seeing the disappointed look in the child's eyes, it's hard for any parent to have the heart to refuse his request.

miàn面

duì对

péng朋

yǒu友

de的

kùn困

jìng境

，

tā她

shí实

zài在

bù不

rěn忍

xīn心

xiù袖

shǒu手

páng旁

guān观

。

Faced with her friend's predicament, she really couldn't bear to stand by and do nothing.

zài在

qìng庆

diǎn典

shàng上

，

tā他

rěn忍

xīn心

gōng公

kāi开

pī批

píng评

le了

tuán团

duì队

zhǎng长

qī期

cún存

zài在

de的

shū疏

lòu漏

ma吗

？

Did he have the nerve to publicly criticize the team's long-standing oversights at the celebration?