不忍

bùrěn
cannot bear to

CEDICT

cannot bear to

Wiktionary

  1. 不能忍耐、不能忍受。
  2. 不忍心。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
2 忍 rěn
  1. to bear
  2. to endure
  3. to tolerate
  4. to restrain oneself

Containing this entry

不忍心 bùrěnxīn can't bear to (do sth emotionally painful)
小不忍則亂大謀 xiǎobùrěnzéluàndàmóu (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
愛不忍釋 àibùrěnshì to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
慘不忍睹 cǎnbùrěndǔ
  1. lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom)
  2. fig. miserable; horrendous; atrocious
慘不忍聞 cǎnbùrěnwén (idiom) dreadful to hear
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