忍
耐

To endure in Chinese: 忍耐 (rěn nài)

rěn nài

to endure

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to endure
  2. 2to bear with
  3. 3to exercise patience
  4. 4to restrain oneself
  5. 5patience
  6. 6endurance

Stroke order

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忍
耐

Zhuyin

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ㄖㄣˇ

rěn

ㄖ/ rㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄋㄞˋ

nài

ㄋ/ nㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 遇到困难时，我们要学会忍耐。

    yù dào kùn nán shí， wǒ men yào xué huì rěn nài。

    When facing difficulties, we must learn to be patient.

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Related words

忍

rěn

to bear

耐

nài

(bound form) to bear

耐心

nài xīn

to be patient

忍受

rěn shòu

to bear

残忍

cán rěn

cruel

耐性

nài xìng

patience

能耐

néng nài

ability

忍心

rěn xīn

to have the heart to do sth

容忍

róng rěn

to put up with

不耐烦

bù nài fán

impatient

忍不住

rěn bu zhù

cannot help

耐人寻味

nài rén xún wèi

thought-provoking

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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