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逆來順受

nì lái shùn shòu

C1–C2 Level 7

逆來順受 (nì lái shùn shòu) is a Chinese word meaning “to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it
  2. to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc

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Related words at this level

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).