纵容 zòngróng to indulge
to indulge; to connive at
How to remember 纵容: 纵 to indulge in + 容 contain = to indulge.
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How it is used
- To indulge/let wrongdoing slide - 纵容孩子 (zòngróng háizi) to overindulge a child; 纵容犯罪 (zòngróng fànzuì) to connive at crime.
- Always negative: unlike 宽容 (kuānróng, tolerant/forgiving in a good way), 纵容 means failing to check bad behavior you should stop.
- Subject is usually a person/authority who ought to intervene but doesn't.