忍
心

To have the heart to do sth in Chinese: 忍心 (rěn xīn)

rěn xīn

to have the heart to do sth

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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忍
心

Zhuyin

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ㄖㄣˇ

rěn

ㄖ/ rㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 看着孩子哭，我实在不忍心离开。

    kàn zhe hái zi kū， wǒ shí zài bù rěn xīn lí kāi。

    Watching the child cry, I really couldn't bear to leave.

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Related words

心

xīn

heart

忍

rěn

to bear

担心

dān xīn

anxious

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

关心

guān xīn

to be concerned about

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

粗心

cū xīn

careless

耐心

nài xīn

to be patient

伤心

shāng xīn

to grieve

心情

xīn qíng

mood

信心

xìn xīn

confidence

爱心

ài xīn

compassion

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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