Meaning
to beat; to endure; to tolerate
Chinese: 忍受、忍耐;也表示狠心。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ren” becomes a different word in each tone. 忍 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 忍不住rěn bu zhùcannot help; unable to bear
- 忍受rěn shòuto bear; to endure
- 残忍cán rěncruel; merciless; ruthless
- 容忍róng rěnto put up with; to tolerate
- 忍耐rěn nàito endure; to put up with; to exercise patience
Example Sentence
牙疼起来，真让人难以忍受。Yá téng qǐ lái, zhēn ràng rén nán yǐ rěn shòu.A toothache is really hard to bear.
牙Yátooth疼téng(it) hurts起来qǐ láito stand up，真zhēnreally让ràngto let人rénperson难以忍受nán yǐ rěn shòuhard to endure。