HSK 6 · Emotions

忍受 rěnshòu “to bear” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 忍受 means

  1. to bear
  2. to endure
  3. to tolerate

How to say 忍受

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale忍rěn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale受shòu4th tone, falling

忍受 in a sentence

  1. 我无法再忍受那噪音了。

    Wǒ wúfǎ zài rěnshòu nà zàoyīn le.

    I can’t bear that noise any more.

    Sentence #335537 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 她能忍受长途旅行吗？

    Tā néng rěnshòu chángtú lǚxíng ma?

    Can she cope with a long trip?

    Sentence #836424 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 我再也忍受不了她了！

    Wǒ zàiyě rěnshòu bù liǎo tā le!

    I can’t stand her any more!

    Sentence #1662224 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 忍受 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 忍 (rěn) with each of its parts in a different colour
忍rěnto bear
  • 刃edged tool · rèn
  • 心heart · xīn
The character 受 (shòu) with each of its parts in a different colour
受shòuto receive
  • 爫claw form of 爪 · zhǎo
  • 冖cover · mì
  • 又again · yòu

Memory aidOne hand 爫 passing something to another hand 又: to receive.

How to write 忍受

忍 7 strokes · 受 8 strokes

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忍受 (rěnshòu) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 忍受 (rěnshòu). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 忍受

Words with 忍

忍不住rěnbuzhù · cannot help残忍cánrěn · cruel忍耐rěnnài · to be patient容忍róngrěn · to tolerate

Words with 受

受shòu · to receive接受jiēshòu · to accept受到shòudào · to receive (praise难受nánshòu · to feel unwell受不了shòubùliǎo · unbearable受伤shòushāng · to be injured感受gǎnshòu · to feel承受chéngshòu · to bear享受xiǎngshòu · to enjoy遭受zāoshòu · to suffer

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

气质qìzhì · temperament趣味qùwèi · interest热泪盈眶rèlèiyíngkuàng · eyes brimming with tears忍耐rěnnài · to be patient容忍róngrěn · to tolerate荣幸róngxìng · honoured伤脑筋shāngnǎojīn · troublesome盛情shèngqíng · great kindness

FAQs

忍受 (rěnshòu) means “to bear” or “to endure”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it rěnshòu: rěn with a 3rd tone, then shòu with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 忍受 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type renshou with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 忍受 from the suggestions. Typing renshou into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
忍受 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.