How to say “patience” in Chinese
patience; patient
“Patience” in Chinese is 耐心, nài xīn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
耐心 is read nài xīn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a heart. At the side of a character it shrinks to 忄.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “耐心”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 耐心. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 王老师对学生很有耐心WánglǎoshīduìxuéshenghěnyǒunàixīnTeacher Wang is very patient with his students.
- 学汉语需要耐心xuéHànyǔxūyàonàixīnLearning Chinese takes patience.
- 他的长处是有耐心tādechángchùshìyǒunàixīnHis strong point is patience.
- 我的耐心是有限度的wǒdenàixīnshìyǒuxiàndùdeMy patience has its limits.
- 老师耐心地纠正我的发音lǎoshīnàixīndejiūzhèngwǒdefāyīnThe teacher patiently corrects my pronunciation.
- 这份工作很考验人的耐心zhèfèngōngzuòhěnkǎoyànréndenàixīnThis job really tests your patience.
More words from the lesson “Everyone has their weak points”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “patience” in Chinese?
“Patience” in Chinese is 耐心, pinyin nàixīn.
What does 耐心 mean?
耐心 (nàixīn) means “patience; patient”.
How do you write 耐心?
耐心 is 2 characters: 耐 (nài) — endure, bear; 心 (xīn) — heart. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 耐心?
耐心 is read nàixīn. Tones: nài — fourth tone, xīn — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“patience” in the lesson “Everyone has their weak points”
This word is from the topic “People: looks and character” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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