忍无可忍 (忍無可忍)
rěn wú kě rěn
Pinyin

Definition

忍无可忍 (忍無可忍)
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rěn wú kě rěn
  1. more than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience
  2. the last straw

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

可
kě
  1. 1 can
  2. 2 may
  3. 3 able to
  4. 4 to approve
  5. 5 to permit
  6. 6 to suit
  7. 7 (particle used for emphasis) certainly
  8. 8 very
可以
kě yǐ
  1. 1 can
  2. 2 may
  3. 3 possible
  4. 4 able to
  5. 5 not bad
  6. 6 pretty good
可爱
kě ài
  1. 1 adorable
  2. 2 cute
  3. 3 lovely
可是
kě shì
  1. 1 but
  2. 2 however
  3. 3 (used for emphasis) indeed
可能
kě néng
  1. 1 might (happen)
  2. 2 possible
  3. 3 probable
  4. 4 possibility
  5. 5 probability
  6. 6 maybe
  7. 7 perhaps
  8. 8 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (20)

一蹴可几
yī cù kě jǐ
  1. 1 to succeed at the first try (idiom)
  2. 2 easy as pie
  3. 3 one can do it at once
不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán
  1. 1 inexpressible (idiom)
  2. 2 beyond description
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. 2 incomparable
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
  1. 1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
  2. 2 unfathomable
不可抗拒
bù kě kàng jù
  1. 1 act of God
  2. 2 force majeure (law)
  3. 3 irresistible (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这天，爸爸看到儿子又躲在墙角盯着自己看。他忍无可忍，一把把孩子拖出来，问他:“儿子，你到底在看什么？”
zhètiān ，bàba kàndào érzi yòu duǒ zài qiángjiǎo dīng zhe zìjǐ kàn 。tā rěn wú kě rěn ，yī bǎ bǎ háizi tuō chūlai ，wèn tā :“érzi ，nǐ dàodǐ zài kàn shénme ？”
One day, Daddy saw his son crouched in the corner again, staring at him. He couldn't take it any longer, and yanked the kid out. He asked ''Just what are you looking at, son?"
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被告陈瑶在防卫过程中，在忍无可忍的情况下，抓起身边的水果刀刺向了被害人。被告陈瑶对自己的行为已经感到非常地后悔，希望法庭能够考虑上述情况，给予从轻处罚。
bèigào Chén Yáo zài fángwèi guòchéng zhōng ，zài rěnwúkěrěn de qíngkuàng xià ，zhuā qǐ shēnbiān de shuǐguǒdāo cì xiàng le bèihàirén 。bèigào Chén Yáo duì zìjǐ de xíngwéi yǐjīng gǎndào fēicháng de hòuhuǐ ，xīwàng fǎtíng nénggòu kǎolǜ shàngshù qíngkuàng ，jǐyǔ cóngqīng chǔfá 。
The defendant, Chen Yao, in self defense, and under unbearable circumstances, grabbed the fruit knife next to her and stabbed the victim. The defendant, Chen Yao, has felt great remorse over her actions. It is our hope that the court can consider the aforementioned circumstances and issue a lenient sentence.
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