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耐心 (nài xīn): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 4

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耐心 (nài xīn): Patient (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 4

HSK 3.0Level 4

1.

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

耐 • nài • to endure, to withstand

nài耐

to endure, to withstand

Word Info

Pinyinnài xīn

Meaningpatient

Characters2

SyntaxAdjective

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心 • xīn • heart; mind; core

xīn心

heart; mind; core

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 耐心.

怀疑huái yídoubt
大概dà gàiprobably; maybe
价格jià géprice
丰富fēng fùenrich; abundant rich; plentiful
国际guó jìinternational
打折dǎ zhéto give a discount
错误cuò wùerror; mistake
发生fā shēnghappen
诚实chéng shíhonest
粗心cū xīncareless
到处dào chùeverywhere
表演biǎo yǎnperformance

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 耐心.

Words with 耐

不耐烦bú nài fánimpatient
忍耐rěn nàiexercise patience; restrain oneself; be tolerant of
耐用nài yòngdurable; stand wear and tear

能耐

néng nai

Ability / 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

Words with 心

关心guān xīncare about
小心xiǎo xīntake care
心里xīn lichest
担心dān xīnworry
放心fàng xīnrelax; feel relieved
伤心shāng xīnsad
信心xìn xīnconfidence
内心nèi xīnheart; innermost being

4.

Readings & Senses

nài xīn(nai xin)

1. [adjective]patient[HSK4]

2. [adjective/noun]patient[HSK 3.0 · L4]

5.

How to Use 耐心 in Sentences

Adverb + Verbwith等待

nài耐

xīn心

děng等

dài待

neutral

wait patiently

Adjective + Nounwith足够

zú足

gòu够

de的

nài耐

xīn心

Verb + Objectwith缺乏

quē缺

fá乏

nài耐

xīn心

Adverb + Verb + Objectwith有

hěn很

yǒu有

nài耐

xīn心

6.

Example Sentences with 耐心

mā妈

ma妈

hěn很

yǒu有

nài耐

xīn心

neutral

enough patience

neutral

lack patience

neutral

very patient

。

Mom is very patient.

lǎo老

shī师

fēi非

cháng常

nài耐

xīn心

de地

jiě解

dá答

le了

xué学

sheng生

de的

wèn问

tí题

。

The teacher answered the student's questions very patiently.

qǐng请

nài耐

xīn心

děng等

dài待

，

wǒ我

men们

de的

kè客

fú服

dài代

biǎo表

mǎ马

shàng上

wèi为

nín您

fú服

wù务

。

Please wait patiently, our customer service representative will assist you shortly.

lǎo老

shī师

nài耐

xīn心

dì地

jiào教

wǒ我

men们

xiě写

zì字

。

The teacher patiently teaches us how to write.

suī虽

rán然

guò过

chéng程

hěn很

fù复

zá杂

，

dàn但

tā她

yī依

rán然

nài耐

xīn心

dì地

zhǐ指

dǎo导

zhe着

měi每

yí一

wèi位

xīn新

yuán员

gōng工

。

Although the process is complex, she still patiently guides every new employee.