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不忍心

bù rěn xīn

3-character word

What 不忍心 means

1. can't bear to (do sth emotionally painful)

The characters in 不忍心

• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 忍rěnto bear; to endure; to tolerate
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention

Example sentences

• 君子对于飞禽走兽，见到它们活着，便不忍心见到它们死；听到它们哀叫，便不忍心吃它们的肉。
  Jūnzǐ duìyú fēiqínzǒushòu, jiàndào tāmen huózhe, biàn bù rěnxīn jiàndào tāmen sǐ; tīngdào tāmen āi jiào, biàn bù rěnxīn chī tāmen de ròu.
  The superior man is affected towards animals: having seen them alive, he cannot bear to see them die; having heard their cries, he cannot bear to eat their flesh.