cannot bear; cannot bring oneself to
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
cannot bear; cannot bring oneself to
neutralOften used to express an emotional inability to endure a sight, action, or thought, implying pity, sorrow, or reluctance.
Kàn看
dào到
xiǎo小
dòng动
wù物
shòu受
shāng伤
，
wǒ我
xīn心
yǒu有
bù不
rěn忍
。
I cannot bear to see little animals get hurt.
Tā他
yú于
xīn心
bù不
rěn忍
，
zuì最
zhōng终
hái还
shì是
yuán原
liàng谅
le了
péng朋
you友
。
His heart couldn't bear it, so he finally forgave his friend.
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Zhè这
běn本
shū书
tài太
gǎn感
rén人
le了
，
wǒ我
jiǎn简
zhí直
bù不
rěn忍
shì释
shǒu手
。
This book is so moving that I simply cannot put it down.
Nà那
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
de的
jié结
jú局
tài太
bēi悲
cǎn惨
le了
，
lìng令
rén人
bù不
rěn忍
zú卒
dú读
。
The ending of that novel is too tragic; one cannot bear to finish reading it.