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耐人寻味

nài rén xún wèi

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 耐人尋味

耐人寻味 (nài rén xún wèi) means "thought-provoking; worth thinking over; to provide food for thought". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 耐人寻味 means

1. idiomthought-provoking; to provide food for thought

The characters in 耐人寻味

• 耐nài(bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand
• 人rénperson; people
• 寻xúnto search; to look for; to seek
• 味wèitaste; smell; (fig.) (noun suffix) feel

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