纵容 (縱容)
zòng róng
Pinyin
Definition
纵容 (縱容)
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- to indulge
- to connive at
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
Idioms (13)
一山不容二虎
- 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
- 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
- 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
来得容易,去得快
- 1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
天理难容
- 1 Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)
- 2 intolerable behavior
容光焕发
- 1 face glowing (idiom); looking radiant
- 2 all smiles
容华绝代
- 1 to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
Sample Sentences
没错,教育很关键,不过都什么年代了,女性对于这样的行为为什么还要选择原谅,那不是纵容吗?
That's right. Education is key, but what era do you think this is? Why do women still choose to forgive this kind of behaviour? Isn't that just indulging them?
有业内人士指出,一些公共场所,尤其是娱乐场所和休闲服务场所,出于经济利益考虑,纵容场所内的吸烟行为;相关执法部门也存在职责不清、人员不足等问题。
People with knowledge have pointed out that some public places, especially entertainment and leisure places, for the sake of economic interests have allowed smoking. Law enforcement departments also face problems from unclear responsibilities and insufficient staff.
最近一则新闻触痛了大众的神经:在合家团圆的春节期间,广州市设立的首个“弃婴安全岛”在15天内接收到79名弃婴。设置弃婴岛是否变相纵容了弃婴行为,弃婴岛背后隐藏着哪些社会之痛,如何有效减少弃婴行为......针对这些问题,今天我们邀请到了一位儿童福利领域的专家李女士做客直播间,我们欢迎。
Recently, a news story dimmed everyone's spirits. During the Spring Festival, a time for the family to be together, Guangzhou City's first ever “abandoned baby safety island” received 79 abandoned babies in 15 days. Whether or not setting up abandoned baby islands can change the practice of abandoning babies, what painful aspects of society are hiding behind abandoned baby islands, and how we can effectively reduce the practice of abandoning babies... Concerning these questions, today we have invited an expert on child welfare, Ms. Li to be a guest in the studio. We welcome you!
有人认为,设立婴儿安全岛是对遗弃者的一种“纵容”。对此,您是如何看待的?
Some people think that establishing baby safety islands is a way of abetting the ones doing the abandoning. How do you regard this?
我同意。我觉得要从根本上打击走私犯罪,不仅要靠公安机关,也要靠我们普通市民。我们不能因为贪图一时的便宜,而纵容犯罪分子的违法行为。前两天我看新闻,发觉现在的走私集团越来越疯狂,居然公开与公安人员抗衡。