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忍耐

rěn nài · ren nai

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to endure
  2. to bear with
  3. to exercise patience
  4. to restrain oneself
  5. patience
  6. endurance
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The noisy upstairs

  1. Dengdeng

    楼上(lóushàng)的(de)邻居(línjū)每天(měitiān)晚上(wǎnshang)唱歌(chànggē)。

    The neighbour upstairs sings every night.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)忍耐(rěnnài)吗(ma)？

    Have you been putting up with it all along?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)忍耐(rěnnài)一个月(yīgèyuè)了(le)。

    Yes, I have put up with it for a month already.

  4. Liangliang

    别(bié)再(zài)忍耐(rěnnài)了(le)，去(qù)跟(gēn)他(tā)说(shuō)一下(yīxià)。

    Stop putting up with it. Go and talk to him.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)去(qù)了(le)，他(tā)说(shuō)他(tā)也(yě)在(zài)忍耐(rěnnài)我家(wǒjiā)电视(diànshì)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)。

    I went. He said he is putting up with the sound of my TV too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)忍(rěn)耐(nài)着(zhe)疼(téng)痛(tòng)，坚(jiān)持(chí)完(wán)成(chéng)了(le)比(bǐ)赛(sài)。

He endured the pain and persisted in finishing the race.

02

小(xiǎo)明(míng)忍(rěn)耐(nài)不(bu)了(liǎo)妈(mā)妈(ma)的(de)责(zé)骂(mà)，便(biàn)嚎(háo)啕(táo)大(dà)哭(kū)。

Xiaoming could not handle his mother's scolding anymore, bursting into tears.

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