不忍 (bù rěn) — cannot bear to (do something out of pity or compassion)

Définition

不忍 means 'cannot bear to' out of pity or compassion — emotionally driven, not a moral judgment. Negate explicitly with 不忍心; do not confuse with the unrelated verb 忍 ('endure').

auxiliary verb
cannot bear to (do something out of pity or compassion)

Exemples

  • 不忍
    Tā kàn dào nà zhī shòu shāng de xiǎo māo, bù rěn lí kāi.
    He saw the injured kitten and couldn't bear to leave.
  • 不忍
    Tā bù rěn gào sù tā zhè ge huài xiāo xi.
    She couldn't bear to tell him the bad news.
  • 不忍
    Lǎo rén bù rěn kàn dào hái zi men shòu kǔ.
    The old man couldn't bear to see the children suffer.

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