耐 (nài) means Endure (to bear - patient). Below are 14 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这种痛苦很难忍 耐 。
Zhè zhǒng tòngkǔ hěn nán rěnnài.
This kind of pain is hard to endure.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 忍耐
成功需要努力和 耐 心。
Chénggōng xūyào nǔlì hé nàixīn.
Success takes effort and patience.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 成功
老师对我们很有 耐 心。
Lǎoshī duì wǒmen hěn yǒu nàixīn.
The teacher is very patient with us.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 耐心
和同事相处要有 耐 心。
Hé tóngshì xiāngchǔ yào yǒu nàixīn.
Getting along with colleagues takes patience.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 相处
这个牌子的鞋很 耐 用。
Zhège páizi de xié hěn nàiyòng.
This brand of shoes is very durable.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 耐用
他忍 耐 了很久才开口。
Tā rěnnài le hěn jiǔ cái kāikǒu.
He held back for a long time before speaking.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 忍耐
做这件事一定要有 耐 心。
Zuò zhè jiàn shì yídìng yào yǒu nàixīn.
You really need patience to do this.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 耐心
对孩子不要这么不 耐 烦。
Duì háizi bùyào zhème búnàifán.
Do not be so impatient with the children.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 不耐烦
价格贵一点，但更 耐 用。
Jiàgé guì yìdiǎn, dàn gèng nàiyòng.
It costs a little more but lasts longer.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 耐用
等了半天，他有点不 耐 烦。
Děng le bàntiān, tā yǒudiǎn búnàifán.
After waiting a long time he grew a little impatient.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 不耐烦
和他打交道要多一点 耐 心。
Hé tā dǎ jiāodao yào duō yìdiǎn nàixīn.
Dealing with him takes a little more patience.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 打交道
医生 耐 心地向患者解释病情。
Yīshēng nàixīn de xiàng huànzhě jiěshì bìngqíng.
The doctor patiently explained the condition to the patient.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 患者
他 耐 心地倾听着别人的意见。
Tā nàixīn de qīngtīngzhe biéren de yìjiàn.
He listened patiently to other people's views.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 倾听
很多事都需要 耐 心，譬如学语言。
Hěn duō shì dōu xūyào nàixīn, pìrú xué yǔyán.
Many things need patience, learning a language for example.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 譬如
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Words that contain 耐
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How is 耐 used in a sentence?
This page shows 14 sentences using 耐 (nài, "Endure (to bear - patient)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 耐 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 耐 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 耐?
The dictionary page for 耐 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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