忍耐
rěn nài
Pinyin

Definition

忍耐
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rěn nài
  1. to endure
  2. to bear with
  3. to exercise patience
  4. to restrain oneself
  5. patience
  6. endurance

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

忍
rěn
  1. 1 to bear
  2. 2 to endure
  3. 3 to tolerate
  4. 4 to restrain oneself
耐
nài
  1. 1 capable of enduring
  2. 2 able to tolerate
  3. 3 patient
  4. 4 durable
  5. 5 hardy
  6. 6 resistant
容忍
róng rěn
  1. 1 to put up with
  2. 2 to tolerate
强忍
qiáng rěn
  1. 1 to resist (with great difficulty)
忍受
rěn shòu
  1. 1 to bear
  2. 2 to endure

Idioms (17)

刻苦耐劳
kè kǔ nài láo
  1. 1 to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
  2. 2 hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
勤俭耐劳
qín jiǎn nài láo
  1. 1 diligent and able to endure hardship (idiom)
吃苦耐劳
chī kǔ nài láo
  1. 1 hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
含垢忍辱
hán gòu rěn rǔ
  1. 1 to bear shame and humiliation (idiom)
小不忍则乱大谋
xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu
  1. 1 (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience

Sample Sentences

玩我啊？告诉你，老子的忍耐是有限的。再给你一天的时间。明天我还见不到钱的话，你就等着上网看好戏吧。
wánr wǒ a ？gàosu nǐ ，lǎozi de rěnnài shì yǒuxiàn de 。zài gěi nǐ yī tiān de shíjiān 。míngtiān wǒ hái jiànbudào qián dehuà ，nǐ jiù děng zhe shàngwǎng kànhǎoxì ba 。
Are you playing with me? I'm telling you, there's a limit to my patience. I'll give you one more day. If I don't see that money tomorrow, then just wait and see the fun online.
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