不容

bù róng

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. must not
2. cannot
3. to not allow
4. cannot tolerate

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 允许 yǔn xǔ 允许 yǔn xǔ to permit not allow → allow: to permit

Related words

2 items

• 无法 wú fǎ 无法 wú fǎ unable cannot (due to inability): unable
• 容忍 róng rěn 容忍 róng rěn to put up with tolerate (closely related to 'cannot tolerate'): to put up with

Synonyms

1 item

• 不得 bù dé 不得 bù dé must not must not (formal): must not

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with abstract nouns like 忽视 (ignore) or 侵犯 (violate) in phrases like 不容忽视 (cannot be ignored).

Formality

不容 is formal and often used in written or official contexts, such as rules and moral statements.

Example Sentences

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这个问题 不容 忽视。

This problem cannot be ignored.

這並 不容 易。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13216860)

英語對我來說並 不容 易。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 811886)

說英語 不容 易。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 790660)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 不容

• 刻不容缓 刻不容缓 kè bù róng huǎn: to brook no delay
• 一山不容二虎 一山不容二虎 yī shān bù róng èr hǔ: lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
• 不容置疑 不容置疑 bù róng zhì yí: unquestionable
• 不容置辩 不容置辩 bù róng zhì biàn: peremptory
• 好不容易 好不容易 hǎo bù róng yì: with great difficulty
• 水火不容 水火不容 shuǐ huǒ bù róng: completely incompatible
• 义不容辞 义不容辞 yì bù róng cí: not to be shirked without dishonor (idiom)
• 间不容发 间不容发 jiān bù róng fà: (to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom)

Child Words of 不容

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 容 容 róng: to contain