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耐

nài

endure, bear; resist; patient

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Example sentences

  • 我很有耐心。

    Wǒ hěn yǒu nài xīn

    I'm being patient.

  • 耐心等着。

    Nài xīn děng zhe

    Sit tight.

  • 她是个耐心的女人。

    Tā shì gè nài xīn de nǚ rén

    She's a patient woman.

  • 你怎么会这么有耐心？

    Nǐ zěn me huì zhè me yǒu nài xīn

    How can you be so patient?

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 耐

  • 耐心nài xīn 4–1 to be patient; patience
  • 不耐烦bù nài fán 4–4–2 → 2–4–2impatient; to lose patience
  • 忍耐rěn nài 3–4 to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance
  • 耐用nài yòng 4–4 durable
  • 耐nài 4(bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand
  • 能耐néng nài 2–4 ability; capability
  • 耐性nài xìng 4–4 patience
  • 耐人寻味nài rén xún wèi 4–2–2–4thought-provoking; worth thinking over; to provide food for thought