Word

耐心 (nài xīn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

耐心 (nài xīn) is a Chinese word: patience. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 耐心

名 míng noun

patience

学习汉语需要很多耐心。

xué xí hàn yǔ xū yào hěn duō nài xīn

Learning Chinese requires a lot of patience.

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Word breakdown

耐 nài — endurance, to bear, to withstand

心 xīn — heart, mind, mental state

Structure & writing
1 耐 nài — to endure; to withstand; to bear

耐 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 而 ér — conjunction linking verbs, adjectives, or clauses: ① connecting successive elements ② connecting complementary affirmative and negative elements ③ connecting contrasting elements (adversative) ④ connecting causally related elements
而 is a component in 3 characters

Stroke order

2 心 xīn — heart (organ that pumps blood)
心 is a component in 51 characters
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心 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order