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title: "Renshou Meaning: 忍受 (to endure) or 人手 (manpower)?"
description: "忍受 (rěnshòu) means “to endure; to bear”. Not the renshou you heard? See 人手. Hear its tones, see what 忍 and 受 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/renshou"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 忍受 mean?

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忍受 rěnshòu

## to endure; to bear

## Its characters

1. 忍 rěn to bear
2. 受 shòu to bear

## In a sentence

我再也无法忍受这里的噪音了。 I can't stand the noise here anymore.

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## Other words said renshou

- [人手rénshǒumanpower](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BA%BA%E6%89%8B)

## More words with 忍 or 受

- [残忍 cánrěn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/canren)
- [承受 chéngshòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengshou)
- [感受 gǎnshòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganshou)
- [接受 jiēshòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieshou)
- [难受 nánshòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nanshou)
- [受不了 shòubuliǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shoubuliao)
- [受到 shòudào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shoudao)
- [受贿 shòuhuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shouhui)
- [受理 shòulǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shouli)
- [受伤 shòushāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shoushang)

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