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忍心

rěn xīn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

忍心 (rěn xīn) means "to have the heart to do sth; to steel oneself to a task". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 忍心 means

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

The characters in 忍心

• 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.

Words containing 忍心

• 不忍心bù rěn xīncan't bear to (do sth emotionally painful)

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