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耐

nài

HSK 4 Character

What 耐 means

1. bound formto bear; to endure; to withstand

Example sentences

• 耐心点。
  Just be patient.
• 我没耐性。
  Wǒ méi nàixìng.
  I have no patience.
• 耐心等着。
  Sit tight.
• 我很有耐心。
  I'm being patient.
• 汤姆很耐痛。
  Tom has a high threshold for pain.
• 你缺乏耐心。
  You're impatient.

Words starting with 耐

• 耐心nài xīnto be patient; patience
• 耐用nài yòngdurable
• 耐力nài lìendurance
• 耐性nài xìngpatience
• 耐人寻味nài rén xún wèi(idiom) thought-provoking; to provide food for thought
• 耐克Nài kèNike, Inc.
• 耐磨nài mówear resistant
• 耐看nài kànable to withstand careful appreciation; well worth a second look
• 耐久nài jiǔdurable; long-lasting
• 耐候nài hòuweather-resistant; resistant to weathering
• 耐劳nài láohardy; able to resist hardship
• 耐受nài shòuto tolerate; endurance
• 耐操nài cāo(Taiwan) (of a person) to have stamina; (of a product) durable…
• 耐水nài shuǐwaterproof
• 耐洗nài xǐwash-resistant
• 耐火nài huǒrefractory (material); fire-resistant
• 耐热nài rèheat resistant; fireproof
• 耐穿nài chuāndurable; proof against wear and tear
• 耐力赛nài lì sàiendurance race
• 耐受力nài shòu lìtolerance; ability to survive; hardiness
• 耐受性nài shòu xìngtolerance (to heat, acid etc); resistance
• 耐水性nài shuǐ xìngwaterproof
• 耐火土nài huǒ tǔfire clay
• 耐用品nài yòng pǐndurable goods

Words containing 耐

• 不耐烦bù nài fánimpatient; to lose patience
• 忍耐rěn nàito endure; to put up with; to exercise patience
• 能耐néng nàiability; capability
• 吃苦耐劳chī kǔ nài láohardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
• 急不可耐jí bù kě nàiunable to wait
• 俗不可耐sú bù kě nàiintolerably vulgar
• 不耐受bù nài shòuintolerance (for lactose, gluten or other foods)
• 忍耐力rěn nài lìpatience; fortitude
• 美耐板měi nài bǎnmelamine veneer (loanword)
• 刻苦耐劳kè kǔ nài láoto bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering…
• 活得不耐烦huó de bù nài fánto be tired of living; (colloquial) to be asking for trouble
• 乳糖不耐症rǔ táng bù nài zhènglactose intolerance
• 交叉耐药性jiāo chā nài yào xìngcross-tolerance
• 渴不可耐kě bù kě nàito be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it
• 美耐皿měi nài mǐn(Taiwan; loanword) melamine
• 施耐庵Shī Nài ānShi Nai'an (1296-1371), author of Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh 水浒传
• 抗耐甲氧西林金葡菌kàng nài jiǎ yǎng xī lín jīn pú jūnmethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Characters that look like 耐

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 特tèspecial; unique; distinguished
• 研yánto grind; study; research
• 衍yǎnto spread out; to develop; to overflow
• 衬chèn(of garments) against the skin; to line; lining
• 砸záto smash; to pound; to fail
• 钶kēcolumbium

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Read nài, tone for tone, but written differently.

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