纵容 (zòng róng) — to indulge, to connive at (bad behavior or wrongdoing)
Definition
纵容 means 'to indulge / connive at' — a negative judgment: you let bad behavior continue. Unlike 宽容 (forgive, patient) and 容忍 (put up with), 纵容 implies blame for enabling the wrong behavior.
verb
to indulgeto connive at (bad behavior or wrongdoing)
Examples
- 纵容。Fù mǔ bú yīng gāi zòng róng hái zi de huài xí guàn.Parents should not indulge their children's bad habits.
- 纵容。Lǎo shī bù néng zòng róng xué shēng zuò bì.The teacher cannot connive at students cheating.
- 纵容，。Tā zòng róng zì jǐ de lǎn duò, jié guǒ shī bài le.He indulged his own laziness and ended up failing.
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