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容忍

róng rěn · rong ren

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to put up with
  2. to tolerate
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The early singer upstairs

  1. Liangliang

    楼上(lóushàng)的(de)邻居(línjū)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)六点(liùdiǎn)唱歌(chànggē)。

    My upstairs neighbor sings at six every morning.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)要(yào)容忍(róngrěn)一下(yīxià)，他(tā)可能(kěnéng)很(hěn)喜欢(xǐhuan)唱歌(chànggē)。

    You should put up with it a bit. Maybe he loves singing.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)容忍(róngrěn)三(sān)个(gè)月(yuè)了(le)！

    I've already put up with it for three months!

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)去(qù)跟(gēn)他(tā)说说(shuōshuo)吧(ba)。

    Then go and talk to him.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)去(qù)了(le)，他(tā)请(qǐng)我(wǒ)下(xià)周(zhōu)加入(jiārù)他(tā)的(de)小(xiǎo)合唱团(héchàngtuán)。

    I went. He invited me to join his little choir next week.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

世(shì)界(jiè)只(zhǐ)能(néng)容(róng)忍(rěn)有(yǒu)成(chéng)就(jiù)的(de)人(rén)的(de)自(zì)傲(ào)。

The world tolerates conceit from those who are successful, but not from anybody else.

Tatoeba: Chinese by serendipity42 · English by serendipity42 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)女(nǚ)士(shì)容(róng)忍(rěn)了(le)那(nà)男(nán)人(rén)。

The lady tolerated the man.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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