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忍住 Pronunciation and Pinyin

忍住 Usage and Examples

hold back

resist

suppress

她忍住泪水,强作笑容。

She gulped back her tears and forced a smile.

他强忍住沾沾自喜的笑容。

He tried hard not to smile in smug self-satisfaction.

The characters in 忍住

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
忍
rěn7endure, tolerate, suppress
住
zhù7live, reside, stop, hold

More words starting with 忍

  • rěn忍bú不zhù住cannot help but, cannot resist
  • rěn忍le了xià下lai来Endured it, Tolerated it
  • rěn忍zhù住xiào笑Suppress a laugh, Hold back laughter
  • rěn忍jùn俊to be unable to help smiling
  • rěn忍shòu受endure, tolerate
  • rěn忍shòu受le了endured, tolerated
  • rěn忍shòu受zhe着enduring, bearing
  • rěn忍de得zhù住Can endure, Can bear it
  • rěn忍xīn心to have the heart to, to be cruel enough to
  • rěn忍wú无ké可rěn忍de的unbearable, intolerable
  • rěn忍tòng痛To bear pain
  • rěn忍zhe着Endure it, Bear it

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Questions about 忍住

What does 忍住 mean in Chinese?

忍住 (rěn zhù) means “hold back, resist, suppress”.

How do you pronounce 忍住?

忍住 is pronounced rěn zhù in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “hold back” in Chinese?

“hold back” is 忍住 (rěn zhù) in Chinese.

How is 忍住 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 忍住, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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