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忍耐 (rěn nài): Exercise patience (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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忍 • rěn • to endure, to bear, to tolerate

rěn忍

to endure, to bear, to tolerate

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Pinyinrěn nài

Meaningexercise patience; restrain oneself; be tolerant of

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耐 • nài • to endure, to withstand

nài耐

to endure, to withstand

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 忍耐.

报酬bào choureward; remuneration; pay
不料bú liàounexpectedly; to one's surprise
不愧bú kuìbe worthy of; deserve to be called; prove oneself to be
并非bìng fēireally not
悲哀bēi āigrief; sorrow
鄙视bǐ shìto despise
笨拙bèn zhuōclumsy; stupid; slow-witted
才干cái gànability; competence; capability
测量cè liángmeasure; survey; gauge
保姆bǎo mǔnanny; nursemaid
绑架bǎng jiàkidnap
扮演bàn yǎnplay the part of; have a role; act

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 忍耐.

Words with 忍

忍不住rěn bu zhùunbearable; unable to restrain
容忍róng rěntolerate; put up with
忍受rěn shòubear; undergo; suffer

残忍

cán rěn

cruel; ruthless; merciless

忍心rěn xīnHave the heart to / Have the nerve to

动心忍性dòng xīn rěn xìngTo strengthen one's resolve and temper one's character through hardship and perseverance, remaining steadfast despite external obstacles.

忍无可忍rěn wú kě rěnto be at the end of one's patience; cannot bear it any longer

忍气吞声rěn qì tūn shēngto swallow one's anger and remain silent

Words with 耐

耐心nài xīnpatient
不耐烦bú nài fánimpatient
耐用nài yòngdurable; stand wear and tear
能耐néng naiAbility / Capability
耐人寻味nài rén xún wèiThought-provoking / Intriguing
耐力nài lìendurance, stamina
耐受nài shòutolerance; to endure
耐性nài xìngpatience

4.

How to Use 忍耐 in Sentences

Adverb + Verbwith无法

wú无

fǎ法

rěn忍

nài耐

neutral

unable to endure

Verb + Objectwith痛苦

rěn忍

nài耐

tòng痛

kǔ苦

Verb + Complementwith一下

rěn忍

nài耐

yī一

xià下

Adjective + Nounwith极限

jí极

xiàn限

rěn忍

nài耐

Subject + Predicatewith力

rěn忍

nài耐

lì力

qiáng强

5.

Example Sentences with 忍耐

tā他

rěn忍

nài耐

zhe着

bù不

shuō说

neutral

endure pain

informal

Spoken

endure for a moment

formal

Written

extreme endurance

formal

strong endurance

huà话

。

He endures without speaking.

miàn面

duì对

wú无

lǐ理

de的

zhǐ指

zé责

，

tā他

xuǎn选

zé择

rěn忍

nài耐

ér而

fēi非

lì立

jí即

fǎn反

bó驳

。

Facing unreasonable accusations, he chose to exercise patience rather than refute immediately.

xué学

xí习

xīn新

jì技

néng能

xū需

yào要

rěn忍

nài耐

hé和

jiān坚

chí持

。

Learning a new skill requires patience and perseverance.

cháng长

qī期

de的

rěn忍

nài耐

yǔ与

děng等

dài待

，

zhōng终

yú于

huàn换

lái来

le了

tán谈

pàn判

de的

chéng成

gōng功

。

Long-term patience and waiting finally led to the success of the negotiation.

zài在

pái排

duì队

shí时

，

dà大

jiā家

dōu都

xū需

yào要

yì一

diǎn点

rěn忍

nài耐

hé和

tǐ体

liàng谅

。

When queuing, everyone needs a bit of patience and understanding.