耐心

nàixīn

adjective/noun HSK 5 #2,576

Meanings

A heart that endures — patience.

请耐心等待。

Qǐng nàixīn děngdài.

Please wait patiently.

老师很有耐心。

Lǎoshī hěn yǒu nàixīn.

The teacher is very patient.

学中文需要很大的耐心。

Xué Zhōngwén xūyào hěn dà de nàixīn.

Learning Chinese requires a lot of patience.

他对孩子们非常有耐心。

Tā duì háizi men fēicháng yǒu nàixīn.

He is extremely patient with children.

我快没有耐心了。

Wǒ kuài méiyǒu nàixīn le.

I'm running out of 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 (bù nàifán, impatient/annoyed). Related: 耐力 (nàilì, endurance), 忍耐 (rěnnài, to endure/tolerate).

耐 nài

心 xīn