- 惨不忍睹 cǎnbùrěndǔ too horrible to look atmiserable; horrendous; atrocious. Literally, so tragic that one cannot bear to see it.
- 于心不忍 yúxīnbùrěn cannot bear toto feel compassion in one's heart and thus be unable to bear doing something; to not have the heart to do something
- 小不忍则乱大谋 xiǎobùrěnzéluàndàmóu lack of patience in small things ruins great plansA little impatience or lack of forbearance in small matters spoils great plans; (idiom) one must be patient with minor annoyances to achieve larger goals
- 目不忍睹 mùbùrěndǔ cannot bear to look atto be unable to bear the sight of something, usually because the scene is extremely tragic or distressing; appalling; heart-rending
- 不忍卒读 bùrěnzúdú too sad to finish readingcannot bear to finish reading a piece of writing, because the content is so tragic and moving
- 目不忍视 mùbùrěnshì pitiful to behold(idiom) too tragic or gruesome to look at; the eye cannot bear to see it
- 惨不忍闻 cǎnbùrěnwén dreadful to hear(idiom) so tragic or miserable that one cannot bear to hear about it; sad and shocking news
- 爱不忍释 àibùrěnshì to love something too much to part with itto love something so much that one cannot bear to let go of it; to be unable to part with a cherished object or book out of deep affection
- 目不忍见 mùbùrěnjiàn pitiful to beholdtoo terrible to look at; so heartrending that one cannot bear to see it
- 不忍心 bùrěnxīn cannot bear toTo be unable to bring oneself to do something out of pity or softheartedness
