beyond endurance; intolerable
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to be at the end of one's patience; cannot tolerate any longer; beyond endurance
literaryDescribes a situation where one's patience has been completely exhausted and one can no longer tolerate something. Often used as an adverbial phrase preceding a decisive action.
Duì对
yú于
zhè这
zhǒng种
cháng长
qī期
de的
bù不
gōng公
píng平
dài待
yù遇
，
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
rěn忍
wú无
kě可
rěn忍
。
He finally reached the limit of his endurance regarding this long-term unfair treatment.
Wǒ我
yǐ已
rěn忍
wú无
kě可
rěn忍
，
jué决
dìng定
cí辞
zhí职
bù不
gàn干
le了
。
I cannot take it anymore, so I've decided to resign and quit.
Show 2 more examplesShow fewer examples
Miàn面
duì对
gù顾
kè客
de的
wú无
lǐ理
qǔ取
nào闹
，
fú服
wù务
yuán员
suī虽
rán然
rěn忍
wú无
kě可
rěn忍
，
dàn但
hái还
shì是
bǎo保
chí持
le了
wēi微
xiào笑
。
Facing the customer's unreasonable pestering, although the waiter was at his wit's end, he still managed to keep smiling.
Cháng长
qī期
zāo遭
shòu受
qī欺
líng凌
，
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
rěn忍
wú无
kě可
rěn忍
de地
zhàn站
le了
qǐ起
lái来
fǎn反
kàng抗
。
After suffering long-term bullying, he finally could bear it no longer and stood up to resist.