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róng

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Definitions

  1. 1. to contain
  2. 2. to allow
  3. 3. to tolerate
  4. 4. appearance
  5. 5. look
  6. 6. countenance

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 872135)

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Words Containing 容

笑容
xiào róng

smile

维尔容
wéi ěr róng

(Johannes Lodewikus) Viljoen (South African ambassador to Taiwan)

相互兼容
xiāng hù jiān róng

mutually compatible

容受
róng shòu

to tolerate

市容
shì róng

appearance of a city

容让
róng ràng

to make a concession

变色易容
biàn sè yì róng

to change color and alter one's expression (idiom); to go white with fear

阵容
zhèn róng

troop arrangement

间不容发
jiān bù róng fà

(to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom)

华容区
huá róng qū

Huarong district of Ezhou city 鄂州市[è zhōu shì], Hubei

不容置疑
bù róng zhì yí

unquestionable

邹容
zōu róng

Zou Rong (1885-1905), a martyr of the anti-Qing revolution, died in jail in 1905

眼里容不得沙子
yǎn lǐ róng bu dé shā zi

can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom)

容身
róng shēn

to find a place where one can fit in

不相容原理
bù xiāng róng yuán lǐ

(Pauli) exclusion principle (physics)

义不容辞
yì bù róng cí

not to be shirked without dishonor (idiom)

收容所
shōu róng suǒ

temporary shelter

从容不迫
cóng róng bù pò
形容辞
xíng róng cí

adjective

纵容
zòng róng

to indulge

无地自容
wú dì zì róng

ashamed and unable to show one's face

不容置辩
bù róng zhì biàn

peremptory

压力容器
yā lì róng qì

pressure vessel

士为知己者死,女为悦己者容
shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ , nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng

a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart

美容院
měi róng yuàn

beauty salon; beauty parlor

忧容
yōu róng

(literary) worried facial expression

尊容
zūn róng

august countenance

欢容
huān róng

happy

形容词
xíng róng cí

adjective

华容县
huá róng xiàn

Huarong county in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳[yuè yáng], Hunan

水火不容
shuǐ huǒ bù róng

completely incompatible

怒容满面
nù róng mǎn miàn

scowling in anger

容量分析
róng liàng fēn xī

quantitative analysis

容华绝代
róng huá jué dài

to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)

好容易
hǎo róng yì

(idiomatic usage) with great difficulty

来得容易,去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài

Easy come, easy go. (idiom)

用户创造内容
yòng hù chuàng zào nèi róng

user-generated content (of a website)

容易
róng yì

easy; straightforward

仪容
yí róng

appearance

笑容可掬
xiào róng kě jū

smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear

电容
diàn róng

capacitance

理容院
lǐ róng yuàn

hairdresser and beauty parlor

病容
bìng róng

sickly look

整容
zhěng róng

plastic surgery

美容女
měi róng nǚ

hairdresser (female)

从容
cóng róng
无法形容
wú fǎ xíng róng

unspeakable

易容
yì róng

to change one's appearance

音容
yīn róng

voice and features

容貌
róng mào

one's appearance

容积
róng jī

volume

冰炭不相容
bīng tàn bù xiāng róng

as incompatible or irreconcilable as ice and hot coals

花容月貌
huā róng yuè mào

lit. countenance of a flower, face like the moon (idiom)

相容条件
xiāng róng tiáo jiàn

conditions for consistency

容积效率
róng jī xiào lǜ

volumetric efficiency (engine technology)

妆容
zhuāng róng

a look (achieved by applying makeup)

美容
měi róng

to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery)

雍容大度
yōng róng dà dù

generous

威容
wēi róng

grave and dignified

毁容
huǐ róng
扩容
kuò róng

to ramp up capacity

容祖儿
róng zǔ ér

Joey Yung (1980-), Hong Kong pop singer and actress

面带愁容
miàn dài chóu róng

with a sad air

容不得
róng bu dé

unable to tolerate

收容教育
shōu róng jiào yù

custody and reeducation (administrative punishment for prostitutes)

形容词短语
xíng róng cí duǎn yǔ

adjectival phrase

容县
róng xiàn

Rong county in Yulin 玉林[yù lín], Guangxi

天理难容
tiān lǐ nán róng

Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)

内容管理系统
nèi róng guǎn lǐ xì tǒng

content management system (CMS) (Internet)

怒容
nù róng

angry look

遗容
yí róng

body of the deceased (esp. in the context of paying one's respects)

不相容
bù xiāng róng

incompatible

容许
róng xǔ

to permit

无处容身
wú chù róng shēn

nowhere to hide

重形式轻内容
zhòng xíng shì qīng nèi róng

heavy on form, light on substance

好不容易
hǎo bù róng yì

with great difficulty

句容市
jù róng shì

Jurong, county-level city in Zhenjiang 鎮江|镇江[zhèn jiāng], Jiangsu

零容忍
líng róng rěn

zero tolerance

电磁兼容性
diàn cí jiān róng xìng

electromagnetic compatibility

从从容容
cóng cóng róng róng

unhurried

美容师
měi róng shī

hairdresser

兼容并包
jiān róng bìng bāo

to include and monopolize many things

容纳
róng nà

to contain

动容
dòng róng

to be emotionally moved

容城县
róng chéng xiàn

Rongcheng county in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei

不容
bù róng

must not

可容忍
kě róng rěn

tolerable

面带病容
miàn dài bìng róng

to look unwell

不兼容性
bù jiān róng xìng

incompatibility

华容
huá róng

Huarong district of Ezhou city 鄂州市[è zhōu shì], Hubei

华容道
huá róng dào

Huarong Road (traditional puzzle involving sliding wooden blocks, loosely based on an episode in Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[sān guó yǎn yì])

刻不容缓
kè bù róng huǎn

to brook no delay

先容
xiān róng

to introduce sb

收容
shōu róng

to provide a place to stay

大容量
dà róng liàng

high capacity

容或
róng huò

perhaps

固体热容激光器
gù tǐ rè róng jī guāng qì

solid state hot condensed laser (SSHCL)

包容
bāo róng

to pardon

宽容
kuān róng

lenient

容光焕发
róng guāng huàn fā

face glowing (idiom); looking radiant

收容人
shōu róng rén

inmate

容克
róng kè

Junker (German aristocracy)

兼容
jiān róng

compatible

容城
róng chéng

Rongcheng county in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei

容下
róng xià

to admit

兼容性
jiān róng xìng

compatibility

完全兼容
wán quán jiān róng

completely compatible

容器
róng qì

receptacle

内容
nèi róng

content

演员阵容
yǎn yuán zhèn róng

cast (of a movie etc)

热容
rè róng

thermal capacity

美容店
měi róng diàn

beauty salon

形容
xíng róng

to describe

雍容
yōng róng

natural

美容手术
měi róng shǒu shù

cosmetic surgery

步子太大,容易扯着蛋
bù zi tài dà , róng yì chě zhe dàn

if you take too big a stride, you could easily rip your balls (catchphrase) (line spoken by actor 葛優|葛优[gě yōu] in the 2010 action comedy movie 讓子彈飛|让子弹飞[ràng zǐ dàn fēi])

面容
miàn róng

appearance

真容
zhēn róng

portrait

容忍
róng rěn

to put up with

朱容基
zhū róng jī

common erroneous form of 朱鎔基|朱镕基, Zhu Rongji (1928-), PRC politician, premier 1998-2003

谈何容易
tán hé róng yì

easier said than done (idiom)

无容置疑
wú róng zhì yí

cannot be doubted (idiom)

冶容
yě róng

to dress up (usu. derogatory)

容颜失色
róng yán shī sè

(of complexion) to lose one's color; to blanch; to look wan

比容
bǐ róng

specific volume

大度包容
dà dù bāo róng

generous and forgiving

芳容
fāng róng

beautiful face (of a young lady)

容颜
róng yán

mien

容止
róng zhǐ

looks and demeanor

一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ

lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)

美容觉
měi róng jiào

beauty sleep (before midnight)

句容
jù róng

Jurong, county-level city in Zhenjiang 鎮江|镇江[zhèn jiāng], Jiangsu

请神容易送神难
qǐng shén róng yì sòng shén nán

it's easier to invite the devil in than to send him away

容量
róng liàng

capacity

电容器
diàn róng qì

capacitor

相容
xiāng róng

compatible

姿容
zī róng

looks