"grin and bear it" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 咬牙忍耐
• 强颜欢笑地忍受

Definition

在不抱怨的情况下默默忍受艰难或不愉快的事情，常常还要装得若无其事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于口语，表示遇到无法改变的不快时只能强忍着，不建议用于形容严重身体痛苦。常见表达：'只能咬牙忍耐了。'

Examples

Sometimes you just have to grin and bear it at work.

有时候你只能在工作中**咬牙忍耐**。

She didn’t like the food but decided to grin and bear it.

她不喜欢那食物，但还是选择了**咬牙忍耐**。

If you can’t change it, you must grin and bear it.

如果你无法改变，就只能**咬牙忍耐**。

My commute is awful, but I just grin and bear it every day.

我的通勤很糟，但我每天只是**咬牙忍耐**。

The exam was tough, but all I could do was grin and bear it.

考试很难，但我只能**咬牙忍耐**。

When your flight is delayed, sometimes you just have to grin and bear it.

航班延误时，有时你只能**咬牙忍耐**。