patience; patient
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadjective
patient; not impatient or irritable
Describes a person's character or attitude, often in learning or teaching situations.
Lǎo老
shī师
fēi非
cháng常
nài耐
xīn心
dì地
jiě解
dá答
le了
xué学
sheng生
de的
wèn问
tí题
。
The teacher answered the student's questions very patiently.
Xué学
xí习
yī一
mén门
xīn新
yǔ语
yán言
xū需
yào要
nài耐
xīn心
。
Learning a new language requires patience.
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Mā妈
ma妈
nài耐
xīn心
dì地
jiāo教
hái孩
zi子
jì系
xié鞋
dài带
。
Mom patiently taught the child how to tie shoelaces.
noun
patience; the ability to endure without getting annoyed
Refers to the quality or capacity of patience as a noun.
Zuò做
xiǎo小
xué学
jiào教
shī师
děi得
yǒu有
hěn很
dà大
de的
nài耐
xīn心
。
Being a primary school teacher requires a lot of patience.
Nǐ你
zěn怎
me么
yī一
diǎn点
r儿
nài耐
xīn心
yě也
méi没
yǒu有
？
How come you don't have a bit of patience?
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Diào钓
yú鱼
néng能
péi培
yǎng养
yī一
gè个
rén人
de的
nài耐
xīn心
。
Fishing can cultivate a person's patience.