耐心

nàixīn

to be patient; patience

adjectivenoun HSK 3.0 · Band 4

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

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Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

耐
  • 不耐烦bú nàifánimpatientB6
  • 耐nài(bound form) to bearB7
  • 耐人寻味nàirénxúnwèi(idiom) thought-provokingB7
  • 耐用nàiyòngdurableB7
  • 能耐néngnaiabilityB7
  • 忍耐rěnnàito endureB7
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See it in sentences

教孩子要有耐心。

Teaching children takes patience.

他耐心地回答每个问题。

He patiently answered every question.