Definition & Meaning

hard-hearted; have the heart to; be hardhearted enough to

Word usage

Words with ren xin

rěn xīn

忍 心

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NHSK 789－2 SW HSK 5

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v.hard-hearted; have the heart to; be hardhearted enough to
- zěn me kě yǐ zhè bān rěn xīn
  怎么可以这般忍心？
  How can one be so hard-hearted?
- wǒ bù rěn xīn liú xia tā yī gè rén
  我不忍心留下他一个人。
  I can't bear to leave him alone.
- nǐ rěn xīn wō jū zài shí píng mǐ de xiǎo wū li ma
  你忍心蜗居在十平米的小屋里吗？
  Do you have the heart to live in a 10-square-meter room?
- rěn xīn jù jué
  忍心拒绝
  have the heart to decline
- wǒ men zuò dài fu de nán dào rěn xīn kàn zhe bìng rén shòu kǔ ma
  我们作大夫的难道忍心看着病人受苦吗？
  As doctors, how can we have the heart to watch patients suffer pain?
synonym
hěn xīn狠心

Word usage

Separable word
"忍" and "心" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 丢下家不管，你忍得下心吗?
  Do you have the heart to leave your home unattended?
- 她看了很久，始终没忍下心买。
  She looked at it for a long time, but could not have the heart to buy it.
- 他始终忍不下心来拒绝。
  He could not be hard-hearted enough to refuse.

Chinese words with pinyin ren xin

rén xīn人心popular feeling; moral nature

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