纵容 meaning in English

zòngróng

to tolerate or condone wrongdoing; to allow (sb) to engage in bad behavior

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 縱容17 strokes

Meaning of 纵容

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zòngróng
  1. to tolerate or condone wrongdoing; to allow (sb) to engage in bad behavior

Stroke order for each character

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纵 zòng · to indulge in · 7 strokes

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容 róng · appearance · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 纵容.

容易róngyìeasy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to
内容nèiróngcontent; substance; details
形容xíngróngto describe; (literary) countenance; appearance
笑容xiàoróngsmile; smiling expression
操纵cāozòngto operate; to control
好不容易hǎobùróngyìwith great difficulty; very difficult
美容měiróngto improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery); to make oneself more at
好容易hǎoróngyì(idiomatic usage) with great difficulty; to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing
容忍róngrěnto put up with; to tolerate
宽容kuānrónglenient; tolerant
放纵fàngzòngto indulge; to pamper
不容bùróngmust not; cannot

Questions about 纵容

What does 纵容 mean?

纵容 (zòngróng) means "to tolerate or condone wrongdoing; to allow (sb) to engage in bad behavior" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 纵容?

纵容 is made of 2 characters: 纵 (7 strokes), 容 (10 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 纵容 an HSK word?

Yes. 纵容 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 纵容 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 纵容 is written 縱容.