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不忍

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bù rěn

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  1. 1. cannot bear to

Words Containing 不忍

不忍心
bù rěn xīn

can't bear to (do sth emotionally painful)

小不忍则乱大谋
xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu

(idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience

爱不忍释
ài bù rěn shì

to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)

惨不忍睹
cǎn bù rěn dǔ

lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom)

惨不忍闻
cǎn bù rěn wén

(idiom) dreadful to hear

于心不忍
yú xīn bù rěn

can't bear to

目不忍见
mù bù rěn jiàn

see 目不忍視|目不忍视[mù bù rěn shì]

目不忍视
mù bù rěn shì

lit. the eye cannot bear to see it (idiom)

Child Words of 不忍

不
bù

no; not so

忍
rěn

to bear

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