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耐人寻味 (nài rén xún wèi): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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耐人寻味

耐人寻味 (nài rén xún wèi): Thought-provoking / Intriguing — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

耐人寻味 consists of 4 characters.

to endure, to withstand

to search, to seek, to look for

taste, flavor, smell

Word Info

Pinyinnài rén xún wèi

MeaningThought-provoking / Intriguing

Characters4

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

Syntax—

Word耐人寻味

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 耐人寻味.

Words with 耐

耐心nài xīnHSK 4
不耐烦bú nài fánHSK 5
忍耐rěn nàiHSK 6
耐用nài yòngHSK 6
能耐néng naiHSK 7-9
耐性nài xìng

Words with 人

家人jiā rénHSK 1
别人bié renHSK 3
名人míng rénHSK 3
大人dà renHSK 3
女人nǚ rénHSK 3
客人kè rénHSK 3
爱人ài renHSK 3
男人nán rénHSK 3

Words with 寻

寻找xún zhǎoHSK 5
寻求xún qiúHSK 6
寻觅xún mìHSK 6
寻常xún chángHSK 7-9
搜寻sōu xúnHSK 7-9
不同寻常bù tóng xún cháng

Words with 味

味道wèi dàoHSK 4
口味kǒu wèiHSK 5
美味měi wèiHSK 5
味觉wèi juéHSK 6
气味qì wèiHSK 6
滋味zī wèiHSK 6
趣味qù wèiHSK 6
风味

fēng wèi

HSK 6

3.

How to Use 耐人寻味 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 耐人寻味 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith觉得

jué觉

de得

nài耐

rén人

xún寻

wèi味

neutralSpoken

find thought-provoking

Adjective + Noun

nài耐

rén人

xún寻

wèi味

de的

jié结

jú局

Idiomwith之处

nài耐

rén人

xún寻

wèi味

zhī之

chù处

Adverb + Adjectivewith十分

shí十

fēn分

nài耐

rén人

xún寻

wèi味

4.

Example Sentences with 耐人寻味

zhè这

ge个

gù故

shì事

hěn很

nài耐

rén人

xún

neutral

thought-provoking ending

nài耐

rén人

xún寻

wèi味

de的

gù故

shi事

neutral

thought-provoking story

formal

Written

thought-provoking aspect

formal

very thought-provoking

寻

wèi味

。

This story is very thought-provoking.

tā他

zuì最

hòu后

de的

wēi微

xiào笑

nài耐

rén人

xún寻

wèi味

，

sì似

hū乎

yǐn隐

cáng藏

zhe着

shēn深

yì意

。

His final smile was intriguing, seemingly concealing a deeper meaning.

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

de的

jié结

lùn论

nài耐

rén人

xún寻

wèi味

，

zhí值

dé得

wǒ我

men们

shēn深

rù入

tàn探

tǎo讨

。

The conclusion of this report is thought-provoking and deserves our in-depth discussion.

tā他

de的

huà话

nài耐

rén人

xún寻

wèi味

，

ràng让

rén人

fǎn反

fù复

sī思

kǎo考

。

His words are thought-provoking and make people ponder repeatedly.

wèi为

shén什

me么

tā他

de的

xíng行

wéi为

zǒng总

shì是

rú如

cǐ此

nài耐

rén人

xún寻

wèi味

ne呢

？

Why is his behavior always so intriguing?

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

de的

qíng情

jié节

bìng并

bú不

nài耐

rén人

xún寻

wèi味

，

fǎn反

ér而

xiǎn显

de得

píng平

dàn淡

wú无

qí奇

。

The plot of this movie is not thought-provoking; on the contrary, it seems rather bland.

zhè这

fú幅

huà画

sè色

cǎi彩

jiǎn简

dān单

，

dàn但

yì意

jìng境

nài耐

rén人

xún寻

wèi味

。

This painting has simple colors, but its artistic conception is thought-provoking.

zhè这

bù部

xiǎo小

shuō说

jì既

qíng情

jié节

qū曲

zhé折

yòu又

nài耐

rén人

xún寻

wèi味

，

lìng令

rén人

ài爱

bú不

shì释

shǒu手

。

This novel has both a twisting plot and is thought-provoking, making it utterly captivating.