禁 jīn / jìn — endure; to prohibit; to forbid
公园里禁止采摘花朵。Gōng yuán lǐ jìn zhǐ cǎi zhāi huā duǒ.Picking flowers is forbidden in the park.
Common words: 禁止 (jìn zhǐ)、不禁 (bù jīn)、严禁 (yán jìn)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "endure"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "endure", including 禁 (jīn / jìn), 堪 (kān), 挨 (āi / ái). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "endure" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 禁 (jīn / jìn), 堪 (kān), 挨 (āi / ái) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span jīn, jìn, kān, āi, ái — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 禁 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 禁 jīn / jìnendure; to prohibit; to forbidUseful words: 禁止, 不禁
- 堪 kānendureUseful words: 不堪, 难堪
- 挨 āi / áilean to; in order; in sequence; next to; suffer (hunger); endureUseful words: 挨着, 挨打
Common words for these 3 "endure" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 禁 (jīn / jìn) — so "endure" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
禁止jìn zhǐto prohibit; to forbid; to ban不禁bù jīncan't help (doing sth); can't refrain from严禁yán jìnto strictly prohibit不堪bù kāncannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely难堪nán kānhard to take; embarrassed堪称kān chēngcan be rated as; can be said to be挨着āi zhenear挨打ái dǎto take a beating; to come under attack挨家挨户āi jiā āi hùto go from house to house
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 3 ways to say "endure".
堪 kān — endure
这部小说写得十分精彩，堪称经典。Zhè bù xiǎo shuō xiě de shí fēn jīng cǎi, kān chēng jīng diǎn.This novel is wonderfully written and can be called a classic.
Common words: 不堪 (bù kān)、难堪 (nán kān)、堪称 (kān chēng)
挨 āi / ái — lean to; in order; in sequence; next to; suffer (hunger); endure
同学们挨着次序排好了队。Tóng xué men āi zhe cì xù pái hǎo le duì.The students lined up in order, one next to another.
Common words: 挨着 (āi zhe)、挨打 (ái dǎ)、挨家挨户 (āi jiā āi hù)
All 3 characters
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