Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
容纳
róngnà
Description
"容纳"的意思是一个地方能装下多少人或东西。
"容纳" means how many people or things a place can hold.
我们常常说一个房间、教室或者体育馆可以容纳多少人。
We often say how many people a room, classroom, or gymnasium can 容纳.
Meanings
容纳róngnà
to hold or accommodate a number of people or things
这个教室可以容纳五十个学生。
This classroom can hold fifty students.
容纳róngnà
to accept or tolerate ideas or opinions
他能容纳不同的意见。
He can accommodate different opinions.
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Notes
- Etymology
容 (to hold/contain) + 纳 (to accept/take in), a compound of two similar characters.
- Nuance
often used for physical capacity of spaces; also figuratively for accepting people or ideas.
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