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宽容

kuān róng · kuan rong

Traditional 寬容

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. lenient
  2. tolerant
  3. indulgent
  4. charitable
  5. to forgive
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Tolerance and cookies

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不小心(bùxiǎoxīn)喝(hē)了(le)你的(nǐde)茶(chá)。

    I accidentally drank your tea.

  2. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)宽容(kuānróng)。

    No problem. I am very tolerant.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)真(zhēn)宽容(kuānróng)！我(wǒ)还(hái)吃(chī)了(le)你的(nǐde)饼干(bǐnggān)。

    You are so tolerant! I also ate your cookies.

  4. Dengdeng

    宽容(kuānróng)也(yě)是(shì)有限(yǒuxiàn)的(de)，我的(wǒde)饼干(bǐnggān)呢(ne)？

    Tolerance has limits too. Where are my cookies?

  5. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)宽容(kuānróng)只(zhǐ)到(dào)饼干(bǐnggān)吗(ma)？

    Does your tolerance end at cookies?

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)别(bié)再(zài)吃(chī)了(le)。

    Yes, so do not eat any more.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

人(rén)们(men)常(cháng)说(shuō)荷(hé)兰(lán)人(rén)很(hěn)宽(kuān)容(róng)。

It is said that Dutch are tolerant.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Martha · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)应(yīng)该(gāi)对(duì)别(bié)人(rén)的(de)错(cuò)误(wù)宽(kuān)容(róng)一(yì)些(xiē)。

We should be a bit more tolerant of other people's mistakes.

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