耐
心

To be patient in Chinese: 耐心 (nài xīn)

nài xīn

to be patient

HSK 3.0 Level 52 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to be patient
  2. 2patience

Stroke order

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耐
心

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄞˋ

nài

ㄋ/ nㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 耐心等着。

    nài xīn děng zhe。

    Sit tight.

  • 我很有耐心。

    wǒ hěn yǒu nài xīn。

    I'm being patient.

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Related words

心

xīn

heart

耐

nài

(bound form) to bear

担心

dān xīn

anxious

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

关心

guān xīn

to be concerned about

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

粗心

cū xīn

careless

伤心

shāng xīn

to grieve

心情

xīn qíng

mood

信心

xìn xīn

confidence

爱心

ài xīn

compassion

操心

cāo xīn

to worry about

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