耐心 nàixīn to be patient
How to remember 耐心: 耐 to resist + 心 heart = to be patient.
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How it is used
- Patience, or patient - 有耐心 (yǒu nàixīn) to be patient; 耐心地解释 (nàixīn de jiěshì) explain patiently.
- 耐 (to endure) + 心 (heart); both a noun (有/没有耐心) and a quality.
- Opposite 不耐烦 (bú nàifán) 'impatient/annoyed'; 耐心 is the calm willingness to keep waiting or repeating - 等得不耐烦 (děng de bú nàifán) tired of waiting.
Example sentences
- 耐心等着。 Nàixīn děng zhe.Sit tight.
- 我很有耐心。 Wǒ hěn yǒu nàixīn.I'm being patient.
- 他在耐心地等待。 Tā zài nàixīn de děngdài.He's waiting patiently.