耐 meaning in English

nài

(bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand

HSK 7-9verb9 strokes

Meaning of 耐

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Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

汤tāng姆mǔ是shì一yī位wèi非fēi常cháng有yǒu耐nài心xīn的de老lǎo师shī。

Tom is a very patient teacher.

她tā没méi像xiàng你nǐ那nà样yàng有yǒu耐nài心xīn。

She is not as patient as you.

耐nài心xīn地dì坚jiān持chí下xià去qù，这zhè些xiē事shì急jí不bù来lái。

Be patient and persistent. These things take time.

我wǒ对duì汤tāng姆mǔ失shī去qù了le耐nài心xīn。

I've lost patience with Tom.

耐nài心xīn地dì坚jiān持chí下xià去qù，有yǒu些xiē事shì急jí不bù来lái。

Be patient and keep your chin up. Some things just take time.

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Words that share a character with 耐.

耐心	nàixīn	to be patient; patience
不耐烦	bù nàifán	impatient; to lose patience
忍耐	rěnnài	to endure; to put up with; to exercise patience
能耐	néngnai	ability; capability
耐性	nàixìng	patience
耐人寻味	nàirénxúnwèi	(idiom) thought-provoking; to provide food for thought
耐力	nàilì	endurance

What does 耐 mean?

耐 (nài) means "(bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 耐?

耐 is made of 1 character: 耐 (9 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.

Is 耐 an HSK word?

Yes. 耐 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.