Meaning
to be unbearable; unable to endure
Chinese: 经受得住、耐受。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “nai” becomes a different word in each tone. 耐 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 耐心nài xīnto be patient; patience
- 不耐烦bù nài fánimpatient; to lose patience
- 忍耐rěn nàito endure; to put up with; to exercise patience
- 耐用nài yòngdurable
- 能耐néng nàiability; capability
Example Sentence
学习中文需要很大的耐心。Xué xí Zhōng wén xū yào hěn dà de nài xīn.Learning Chinese requires a lot of patience.
学习Xué xíto learn中文Zhōng wénChinese language需要xū yàoto need很hěnvery大dàbig的deof耐心nài xīnto be patient。