<p>Here are some words that are similar in meaning to condone (and indeed some dictionaries even translate them to condone):</p>

<p>• 容忍 or 容受 -> tolerate; put up with. </p>

<p>• 赦免 -> absolve, excuse, remit a punishment</p>

<p>The essence of condone is to accept with reluctance -- consequently, it's usually used in the negative in English (as in "We do not condone the violence") or with a negative connotation ("They took the silence to indicate that she condoned their behavior" is a sentence that implies the behavior is somehow "wrong"). With this in mind, I feel 容忍 (in Mandarin at least) works well. </p>

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2019-09-12T02:41:14.473Z
容忍 seems right based on a 3rd dictionary used. thanks!
Crashalot
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Marko
<p>These two dictionaries don't have entries for "condone."</p>

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<li><a href="https://www.yellowbridge.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.yellowbridge.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/scripts/wordsearch.php?level=0" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/scripts/wordsearch.php?level=0</a></li>
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<p>The Google translate answer is 縱容, which seems quite wrong at least for Cantonese.</p>

<p>What's the Cantonese/Mandarin translation for condone? </p>

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2019-09-11T08:23:04.507Z
You might want to give some context for what you're looking for - an example English sentence perhaps.
Mou某
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What's the Cantonese/Mandarin equivalent of "condone"?
# What's the Cantonese/Mandarin equivalent of "condone"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-09-11)

These two dictionaries don't have entries for "condone."

* <https://www.yellowbridge.com>
* <http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/scripts/wordsearch.php?level=0>

The Google translate answer is 縱容, which seems quite wrong at least for Cantonese.

What's the Cantonese/Mandarin translation for condone?

**Tags:** mandarin, cantonese

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You might want to give some context for what you're looking for - an example English sentence perhaps.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2019-09-11. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Here are some words that are similar in meaning to condone (and indeed some dictionaries even translate them to condone):

• 容忍 or 容受 -> tolerate; put up with.

• 赦免 -> absolve, excuse, remit a punishment

The essence of condone is to accept with reluctance -- consequently, it's usually used in the negative in English (as in "We do not condone the violence") or with a negative connotation ("They took the silence to indicate that she condoned their behavior" is a sentence that implies the behavior is somehow "wrong"). With this in mind, I feel 容忍 (in Mandarin at least) works well.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: 容忍 seems right based on a 3rd dictionary used. thanks!  

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