Learn Chinese Characters

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 needhěnverybigdeof耐心nài xīnto be patient