耐心

nàixīn

adjective HSK 5 #2,576

Meanings

A heart that endures - patience.

HSK 1

我快没有耐心了。

Wǒ kuài méiyǒu nàixīn le.

I'm running out of patience.

HSK 3

请耐心等待。

Qǐng nàixīn děngdài.

Please wait patiently.

HSK 5

面对客户的抱怨，他始终保持着耐心。

Miànduì kèhù de bàoyuàn, tā shǐzhōng bǎochí zhe nàixīn.

Faced with customer complaints, he always kept his patience.

grammar

有耐心 = to be patient (have patience). 没有耐心 = to be impatient. 耐心地 + verb = patiently do something: 耐心地解释 (patiently explain).

usage

Opposite: 不耐烦 (impatient/annoyed). Related: 耐力 (endurance), 忍耐 (to endure/tolerate).

耐 nài

心 xīn