忍受
rěn shòu
Pinyin

Definition

忍受
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rěn shòu
  1. to bear
  2. to endure

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

享受
xiǎng shòu
  1. 1 to enjoy
  2. 2 to live it up
  3. 3 pleasure
  4. 4 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
受
shòu
  1. 1 to receive
  2. 2 to accept
  3. 3 to suffer
  4. 4 subjected to
  5. 5 to bear
  6. 6 to stand
  7. 7 pleasant
  8. 8 (passive marker)
忍
rěn
  1. 1 to bear
  2. 2 to endure
  3. 3 to tolerate
  4. 4 to restrain oneself
感受
gǎn shòu
  1. 1 to sense
  2. 2 perception
  3. 3 to feel (through the senses)
  4. 4 to experience
  5. 5 a feeling
  6. 6 an impression
  7. 7 an experience
接受
jiē shòu
  1. 1 to accept
  2. 2 to receive
难受
nán shòu
  1. 1 to feel unwell
  2. 2 to suffer pain
  3. 3 to be difficult to bear
备受
bèi shòu
  1. 1 to fully experience (good or bad)
受伤
shòu shāng
  1. 1 to sustain injuries
  2. 2 wounded (in an accident etc)
  3. 3 harmed
受到
shòu dào
  1. 1 to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)
  2. 2 to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
受够
shòu gòu
  1. 1 to have had enough of
  2. 2 to be fed up with
  3. 3 to have had one's fill of
受益
shòu yì
  1. 1 to benefit from
  2. 2 profit
受罪
shòu zuì
  1. 1 to endure
  2. 2 to suffer
  3. 3 hardships
  4. 4 torments
  5. 5 a hard time
  6. 6 a nuisance
受苦
shòu kǔ
  1. 1 to suffer hardship
好受
hǎo shòu
  1. 1 feeling better
  2. 2 to be more at ease
容忍
róng rěn
  1. 1 to put up with
  2. 2 to tolerate
忍受
rěn shòu
  1. 1 to bear
  2. 2 to endure
忍心
rěn xīn
  1. 1 to have the heart to do sth
  2. 2 to steel oneself to a task
忍者
rěn zhě
  1. 1 ninja
忍耐
rěn nài
  1. 1 to endure
  2. 2 to bear with
  3. 3 to exercise patience
  4. 4 to restrain oneself
  5. 5 patience
  6. 6 endurance
忍让
rěn ràng
  1. 1 to exercise forbearance
  2. 2 patient and accommodating

Idioms (20)

传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè
  1. 1 to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
含垢忍辱
hán gòu rěn rǔ
  1. 1 to bear shame and humiliation (idiom)
小不忍则乱大谋
xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu
  1. 1 (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
小洞不堵，大洞受苦
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ
  1. 1 A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
强忍悲痛
qiáng rěn bēi tòng
  1. 1 to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom)
忍垢偷生
rěn gòu tōu shēng
  1. 1 to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
忍气吞声
rěn qì tūn shēng
  1. 1 to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence
  2. 2 to swallow one's anger
  3. 3 to grin and bear it
忍无可忍
rěn wú kě rěn
  1. 1 more than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience
  2. 2 the last straw
忍辱偷生
rěn rǔ tōu shēng
  1. 1 to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
忍辱负重
rěn rǔ fù zhòng
  1. 1 to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence
爱不忍释
ài bù rěn shì
  1. 1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
惨不忍睹
cǎn bù rěn dǔ
  1. 1 spectacle too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic sight
  2. 2 appalling scenes of devastation
惨不忍闻
cǎn bù rěn wén
  1. 1 too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic spectacle
  2. 2 appalling scenes of devastation
挨打受气
ái dǎ shòu qì
  1. 1 to suffer bullying and beating (idiom)
挨打受骂
ái dǎ shòu mà
  1. 1 to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)
是可忍，孰不可忍
shì kě rěn , shú bù kě rěn
  1. 1 if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom)
  2. 2 enough is enough
死要面子活受罪
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì
  1. 1 to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)
满招损，谦受益
mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì
  1. 1 (idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit
  2. 2 pride comes before a fall
无功不受禄
wú gōng bù shòu lù
  1. 1 Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom)
无功受禄
wú gōng shòu lù
  1. 1 to get undeserved rewards (idiom)

Sample Sentences

那么我们就更应该给家庭主夫多一些理解和宽容了，他们能够选择为家庭牺牲自己的工作，忍受社会的议论，本身就是难能可贵的了。
nàme wǒmen jiù gèng yīnggāi gěi jiātíngzhǔfū duō yīxiē lǐjiě hé kuānróng le ，tāmen nénggòu xuǎnzé wèi jiātíng xīshēng zìjǐ de gōngzuò ，rěnshòu shèhuì de yìlùn ，běnshēn jiùshì nánnéngkěguì de le 。
Then we should give househusbands a little more understanding and tolerance. Choosing to sacrifice their jobs for their families and putting up with contrary opinions within society is valuable in itself.
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其实啊，中国女性真正经济人格独立的屈指可数。在痛苦不堪的婚姻下她们多半还是会选择默默忍受。
qíshí ā ，Zhōngguó nǚxìng zhēnzhèng jīngjì réngé dúlì de qūzhǐkěshǔ 。zài tòngkǔ bùkān de hūnyīn xià tāmen duōbàn háishì huì xuǎnzé mòmò rěnshòu 。
Actually, you can count on your fingers the number of Chinese women who are financially and emotionally independent. However miserable their marriages, most of them still choose to put up with it in silence.
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哈哈，那对于这种孝道文化您是“乐在其中”还是“不堪忍受”啊？
hāhā ，nà duìyú zhèzhǒng xiàodào wénhuà nín shì “lè zài qízhōng ”háishì “bùkān rěnshòu ”ā ？
Ha ha, so are you like a fish to water in this culture of filial piety or can you not stand it?
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唉，年轻人，像你这样说大话的人我见得多了，可是又有几个忍受得了千年的孤寂呢？
ài ，niánqīngrén ，xiàng nǐ zhèyàng shuōdàhuà de rén wǒ jiàn de duō le ，kěshì yòu yǒu jǐ ge rěnshòudeliǎo qiānnián de gūjí ne ？
Ah, young man, I've seen big talk from the like of you before, but how many have been able to cope with a thousand years of loneliness?
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处女座是完美主义者，他们心思细密、感情内敛、思路清晰。处女座的人，一般都喜欢知识渊博的人。对处女座的男人来说，美丽的头脑比漂亮的脸蛋重要得多，他们比较难以忍受一个无知又粗心大意的女人。
chǔnǚzuò shì wánměizhǔyì zhě ，tāmen xīnsi xìmì 、gǎnqíng nèiliǎn 、sīlù qīngxī 。chǔnǚzuò de rén ，yībān dōu xǐhuan zhīshi yuānbó de rén 。duì chǔnǚzuò de nánrén láishuō ，měilì de tóunǎo bǐ piàoliang de liǎndàn zhòngyào de duō ，tāmen bǐjiào nányǐ rěnshòu yī gè wúzhī yòu cūxīndàyì de nǚrén 。
Virgos are perfectionists. They very meticulous and introverted with a clear train of thought. People who are Virgos usually like highly educated people. Concerning men who are Virgos, a beautiful mind is much more important than a pretty face. They find it difficult to put up with ignorant and careless women.
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小倩，这是家暴实施者的借口。他绝对不会改的。你如果为了孩子忍受，这是大错特错！
Xiǎoqiàn ，zhè shì jiābào shíshīzhě de jièkǒu 。tā juéduì bùhuì gǎi de 。nǐ rúguǒ wèile háizi rěnshòu ，zhè shì dàcuòtècuò ！
Xiao Qian, this is the domestic abuser's excuse. He definitely won't change. Trying to endure it for the sake of your child is a massive mistake!
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