have the heart to; bring oneself to
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
have the heart to; bring oneself to; be cruel enough to
Used when one forces themselves to do something that is against their conscience or that causes suffering to someone they care about, often out of necessity. The phrase often appears in negative sentences (不忍心) or questions.
Wǒ我
shí实
zài在
bù不
rěn忍
xīn心
kàn看
tā他
zhè这
me么
nán难
guò过
。
I really can't bear to see him so sad.
Nǐ你
zěn怎
me么
rěn忍
xīn心
duì对
hái孩
zi子
zhè这
me么
yán严
lì厉
？
How can you bring yourself to be so harsh with a child?
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Wèi为
le了
gōng公
sī司
de的
shēng生
cún存
，
lǎo老
bǎn板
rěn忍
xīn心
cái裁
diào掉
le了
lǎo老
yuán员
gōng工
。
For the survival of the company, the boss brought himself to lay off the long-time employees.
Tā她
zhōng终
yú于
rěn忍
xīn心
lí离
kāi开
le了
zhè这
ge个
ràng让
tā她
tòng痛
kǔ苦
de的
dì地
fāng方
。
She finally steeled her heart and left the place that had caused her so much pain.