忍心
rěn xīn
Pinyin

Definition

忍心
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rěn xīn
  1. to have the heart to do sth
  2. to steel oneself to a task

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

内心
nèi xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 innermost being
  3. 3 (math.) incenter
小心
xiǎo xīn
  1. 1 to be careful
  2. 2 to take care
心
xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 intention
  4. 4 center
  5. 5 core
  6. 6 CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]
心得
xīn dé
  1. 1 what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)
  2. 2 knowledge
  3. 3 insight
  4. 4 understanding
  5. 5 tips
  6. 6 CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
心情
xīn qíng
  1. 1 mood
  2. 2 frame of mind
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
心理
xīn lǐ
  1. 1 psychology
  2. 2 mentality
忍
rěn
  1. 1 to bear
  2. 2 to endure
  3. 3 to tolerate
  4. 4 to restrain oneself
真心
zhēn xīn
  1. 1 sincere
  2. 2 heartfelt
  3. 3 CL:片[piàn]
开心
kāi xīn
  1. 1 to feel happy
  2. 2 to rejoice
  3. 3 to have a great time
  4. 4 to make fun of sb
一心
yī xīn
  1. 1 wholeheartedly
  2. 2 heart and soul
一心一意
yī xīn yī yì
  1. 1 concentrating one's thoughts and efforts
  2. 2 single-minded
  3. 3 bent on
  4. 4 intently
中心
zhōng xīn
  1. 1 center
  2. 2 heart
  3. 3 core
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
人心
rén xīn
  1. 1 popular feeling
  2. 2 the will of the people
信心
xìn xīn
  1. 1 confidence
  2. 2 faith (in sb or sth)
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
伤心
shāng xīn
  1. 1 to grieve
  2. 2 to be broken-hearted
  3. 3 to feel deeply hurt
倾心
qīng xīn
  1. 1 to admire wholeheartedly
  2. 2 to fall in love with
全心全意
quán xīn quán yì
  1. 1 heart and soul
  2. 2 wholeheartedly
刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. etched in one's memory
  3. 3 unforgettable
动心
dòng xīn
  1. 1 to be moved
  2. 2 to be tempted
问心无愧
wèn xīn wú kuì
  1. 1 lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience

Idioms (20)

一心一德
yī xīn yī dé
  1. 1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)
一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
  1. 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
  2. 2 to multitask
  3. 3 to divide one's attention
一门心思
yī mén xīn si
  1. 1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
三心二意
sān xīn èr yì
  1. 1 in two minds about sth (idiom)
  2. 2 half-hearted
  3. 3 shilly-shallying
不到黄河心不死
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
  1. 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
  3. 3 to keep going while some hope is left
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
  1. 1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
  1. 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
人心隔肚皮
rén xīn gé dù pí
  1. 1 there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)
人心难测
rén xīn nán cè
  1. 1 hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)
人面兽心
rén miàn shòu xīn
  1. 1 human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
仁心仁术
rén xīn rén shù
  1. 1 benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed
以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
  1. 1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
  1. 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
促膝谈心
cù xī tán xīn
  1. 1 to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
信心百倍
xìn xīn bǎi bèi
  1. 1 brimming with confidence (idiom)
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
做贼心虚
zuò zéi xīn xū
  1. 1 to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience
伤心惨目
shāng xīn cǎn mù
  1. 1 (idiom) too appalling to look at

Sample Sentences

我知道，可是我跟佳伟是真心相爱。他说对你已经没有爱了，只剩下责任。你忍心让他在没有爱的婚姻里痛苦吗？
wǒ zhīdào ，kěshì wǒ gēn Jiāwěi shì zhēnxīn xiāng\'ài 。tā shuō duì nǐ yǐjīng méiyǒu ài le ，zhǐ shèngxià zérèn 。nǐ rěnxīn ràng tā zài méiyǒu ài de hūnyīn lǐ tòngkǔ ma ？
I know, but what Jiawei and I have is true love. He said he's no longer in love with you now, and that all he has left is a sense of responsibility. You would be so heartless as to allow him to suffer in a loveless marriage?
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你说什么！狗肉？怎么不早说！我发誓不吃狗肉的！我自己就养了一条狗，这么可爱的狗狗，你怎么忍心吃呢？
nǐ shuō shénme ！gǒuròu ？zěnme bù zǎo shuō ！wǒ fāshì bù chī gǒuròu de ！wǒ zìjǐ jiù yǎng le yī tiáo gǒu ，zhème kě ài de gǒugou ，nǐ zěnme rěnxīn chī ne ？
What are you talking about! Dog meat!? Why didn't you tell me earlier? I definitely won't eat dog meat! I raised a dog myself. How can you be hard-hearted enough to eat such a cute dog!
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这是圈养的狗，专门用来吃的。不是你家那种宠物狗。我也不忍心吃那样可爱的狗呀。
zhè shì juànyǎng de gǒu ，zhuānmén yònglái chī de 。bù shì nǐ jiā nà zhǒng chǒngwù gǒu 。wǒ yě bù rěnxīn chī nàyàng kě ài de gǒu ya 。
These are farm-raised dogs. They're specially raised to be eaten. This isn't the type of dog you raise at home. I couldn't bear to eat such a cute dog, either.
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四川名菜麻辣兔头。我刚开始怎么也不敢动筷子，可是后来看同桌的人个个吃得津津有味，也忍不住尝了一口。味道还挺香，但是想到可爱又可怜的小兔子，我终究还是不忍心。你呢？
Sìchuān míngcài málà tùtóu 。wǒ gāng kāishǐ zěnme yě bùgǎn dòng kuàizi ，kěshì hòulái kàn tóngzhuō de rén gège chī de jīnjīnyǒuwèi ，yě rěnbuzhù cháng le yī kǒu 。wèidao hái tǐng xiāng ，dànshì xiǎngdào kěài yòu kělián de xiǎotùzǐ ，wǒ zhōngjiū hái shì bù rěnxīn 。nǐ ne ？
The famous Sichuanese dish, ``hot-and-numb rabbit head." At the beginning, I just couldn't bring myself to dig in. But then I saw that everyone else at the table was really enjoying it. I couldn't take it any longer, and so I tried a bit. It was really tasty, but thinking of that poor, cute little rabbit, I couldn't bear it in the end. What about you?
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有个客户一个劲要请我们吃野味。他点了穿山甲、蜥蜴、娃娃鱼、猫头鹰，我之前都没好好看过这些动物，更别提吃了。而且，我觉得这样特别残酷，多可爱的动物，怎么忍心吃它们呢？
yǒu ge kèhù yī ge jìn yào qǐng wǒmen chī yěwèi 。tā diǎn le chuānshānjiǎ 、xīyì 、wáwayú 、māotóuyīng ，wǒ zhīqián dōu méi hǎohāo kàn guo zhèxiē dòngwù ，gèng biétí chī le 。érqiě ，wǒ juéde zhèyàng tèbié cánkù ，duō kěài de dòngwù ，zěnme rěnxīn chī tāmen ne ？
There was a client who was constantly trying to take us out for game foods. He ordered pangolin, lizard, giant salamander, and owl. I hadn't even seen these animals, let alone eaten them. And, I think eating such cute animals is really cruel. How can people bear to eat them?
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