patient; not impatient
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
patient; not hasty; not bothered by trouble or tedium
Commonly used in the negative form '不耐烦' (impatient).
Jiàn见
nǐ你
chí迟
chí迟
bù不
lái来
，
tā他
yǐ已
jīng经
děng等
de得
bù不
nài耐
fán烦
le了
。
Seeing that you took so long to arrive, he has already lost patience waiting.
Lǎo老
shī师
duì对
měi每
gè个
xué学
shēng生
dōu都
hěn很
nài耐
fán烦
，
cóng从
bù不
shēng生
qì气
。
The teacher is very patient with every student and never gets angry.
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Zhè这
xiàng项
gōng工
zuò作
kū枯
zào燥
wú无
wèi味
，
dàn但
tā他
hái还
shì是
nài耐
fán烦
de地
zuò做
le了
xià下
qù去
。
This work was boring and tasteless, but he still carried on patiently.
Qǐng请
nài耐
fán烦
yī一
diǎn点
，
mǎ马
shàng上
jiù就
lún轮
dào到
nǐ你
le了
。
Please be a bit more patient; it is your turn soon.