to bear, tolerate, or stand something unpleasant, such as pain or hardship

To be unable to help doing something; to be unable to bear or endure something.

cruel; ruthless; merciless; mean; showing a lack of pity or compassion

to put up with; to condone; to endure something patiently or without protest

The quality of patience or endurance; the ability to put up with something difficult.

To be hard-hearted enough to do something; to steel oneself to a task. Often used in the negative form [[不忍心|不忍心|bu4 ren3 xin1]] meaning "cannot bear to".

To be unable to do something because of pity or compassion for another

hard to endure; difficult to bear; intolerable

more than one can bear; to be driven beyond the limits of endurance or reached the last straw

miserable; horrendous; atrocious. Literally, so tragic that one cannot bear to see it.

to bear patiently or exercise self-control without showing one's true feelings or reaction; to forbear

To be patient and accommodating by showing restraint or giving in to others; to show conciliation or self-restraint.

To endure physical or emotional pain, often with dignity or without complaining

To submit to humiliation or suffer in silence without speaking out; to grin and bear it.

To be unable to restrain a smile; to burst out laughing.

showing strong will and endurance under difficult conditions; tenacious; long-suffering

To endure humiliation or personal hardship in order to carry out an important mission or fulfill a heavy responsibility

endurance; patience; fortitude

to reluctantly give up or part with something that one treasures or loves

to feel compassion in one's heart and thus be unable to bear doing something; to not have the heart to do something

firm and indomitable; having unyielding fortitude or persistence in the face of difficulties

honeysuckle; an evergreen shrub with fragrant flowers that open white and turn yellow, used in traditional medicine

To endure the torments of hunger; to live in starvation or suffer from famine.

A little impatience or lack of forbearance in small matters spoils great plans; (idiom) one must be patient with minor annoyances to achieve larger goals

How can one have the heart to do such a thing; used to express that an action is too cruel or heartless for someone to live with.

to keep one's feelings or reactions hidden inside oneself; to exercise great patience and not show what one is thinking or feeling

(variant form) to be unable to restrain a smile or to keep from laughing

to steel one's heart and harden one's nature through hardship; to persist despite external difficulties and obstacles. This term originates from Mencius, referring to how struggle can stimulate one's mind and build character.

to be unable to bear the sight of something, usually because the scene is extremely tragic or distressing; appalling; heart-rending

the ability to endure or withstand external pressure; patience

(idiom) To endure disgrace or shame in order to stay alive; to drag out an ignoble existence.

cannot bear to finish reading a piece of writing, because the content is so tragic and moving

don't be urgent; be patient; exercise restraint and avoid haste

(idiom) too tragic or gruesome to look at; the eye cannot bear to see it

endurance; the ability to endure or persevere through hardship

(idiom) so tragic or miserable that one cannot bear to hear about it; sad and shocking news

(idiom) to swallow one's anger and suffer in silence; to restrain one's resentment and not dare to speak out; to submit to humiliation

to 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

to bear or suffer through something silently; to restrain one's emotions without speaking out

(idiom) to bear shame and humiliation; to swallow an insult in order to survive or achieve a goal

to bear shame or swallow one's pride

to bear insults and disgrace patiently; to swallow one's pride and endure shame

(idiom) to exercise restraint and make mutual concessions for the sake of the country's interests

to be cruel and heartless; to act against natural law or conscience

unable to endure or tolerate; unbearable

To be unable to bring oneself to do something out of pity or softheartedness

capable of being tolerated or endured

to bear; to endure; to tolerate

the mundane world where living beings endure suffering and temptation in Buddhist cosmology