忍心

rěn xīn

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 不忍 bù rěn 不忍 bù rěn cannot bear to unable to bear or have the heart to: cannot bear to

Related words

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• 舍得 shě de 舍得 shě de to be willing to part with sth to be willing to part with or do: to be willing to part with sth

Synonyms

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• 狠心 hěn xīn 狠心 hěn xīn callous; heartless when hardening one's heart to do something: callous; heartless

Usage notes

Collocations

Mostly used in negative form 不忍心 or rhetorical questions 怎么忍心 to express that one cannot bear to do something.

Common mistakes

Cannot be used in affirmative statements like 我忍心离开; always appears with negation or in questions.

Example Sentences

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我不 忍心 告诉她真相。

I don't have the heart to tell her the truth.

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Words Containing 忍心

• 不忍心 不忍心 bù rěn xīn: can't bear to (do sth emotionally painful)

Child Words of 忍心

• 心 心 xīn: heart
• 忍 忍 rěn: to bear