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耐心

nài xīn · nai xin

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to be patient
  2. patience
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Fishing

  1. Liangliang

    钓鱼(diàoyú)要(yào)有(yǒu)耐心(nàixīn)。

    Fishing needs patience.

  2. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)坐(zuò)了(le)多久(duōjiǔ)了(le)？

    How long have we been sitting here?

  3. Liangliang

    才(cái)两个小时(liǎnggèxiǎoshí)。你(nǐ)要(yào)有(yǒu)耐心(nàixīn)，鱼(yú)会(huì)来(lái)的(de)。

    Only two hours. Have patience. The fish will come.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)没(méi)耐心(nàixīn)了(le)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)回家(huíjiā)。

    I have no patience left. I want to go home.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)！你的(nǐde)鱼竿(yúgān)在(zài)动(dòng)！

    Look! Your rod is moving!

  6. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)！我(wǒ)还(hái)能(néng)再(zài)等(děng)一会儿(yīhuìr)！

    Wow! I can wait a bit longer!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

耐(nài)心(xīn)地(de)坚(jiān)持(chí)下(xià)去(qù)，有(yǒu)些(xiē)事(shì)急(jí)不(bu)来(lái)。

Be patient and keep your chin up. Some things just take time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by LeeSooHa · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

教(jiāo)小(xiǎo)孩(hái)需(xū)要(yào)很(hěn)大(dà)的(de)耐(nài)心(xīn)。

Teaching children requires a lot of patience.

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