耐心
nài xīn
Pinyin

Definition

耐心
 - 
nài xīn
  1. to be patient
  2. patience

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

伤心
shāng xīn
  1. 1 to grieve
  2. 2 to be broken-hearted
  3. 3 to feel deeply hurt
内心
nèi xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 innermost being
  3. 3 (math.) incenter
小心
xiǎo xīn
  1. 1 to be careful
  2. 2 to take care
心
xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 intention
  4. 4 center
  5. 5 core
  6. 6 CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]
心得
xīn dé
  1. 1 what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)
  2. 2 knowledge
  3. 3 insight
  4. 4 understanding
  5. 5 tips
  6. 6 CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
心情
xīn qíng
  1. 1 mood
  2. 2 frame of mind
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
心理
xīn lǐ
  1. 1 psychology
  2. 2 mentality
真心
zhēn xīn
  1. 1 sincere
  2. 2 heartfelt
  3. 3 CL:片[piàn]
开心
kāi xīn
  1. 1 to feel happy
  2. 2 to rejoice
  3. 3 to have a great time
  4. 4 to make fun of sb
一心
yī xīn
  1. 1 wholeheartedly
  2. 2 heart and soul
一心一意
yī xīn yī yì
  1. 1 concentrating one's thoughts and efforts
  2. 2 single-minded
  3. 3 bent on
  4. 4 intently
中心
zhōng xīn
  1. 1 center
  2. 2 heart
  3. 3 core
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
人心
rén xīn
  1. 1 popular feeling
  2. 2 the will of the people
信心
xìn xīn
  1. 1 confidence
  2. 2 faith (in sb or sth)
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
倾心
qīng xīn
  1. 1 to admire wholeheartedly
  2. 2 to fall in love with
全心全意
quán xīn quán yì
  1. 1 heart and soul
  2. 2 wholeheartedly
刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. etched in one's memory
  3. 3 unforgettable
动心
dòng xīn
  1. 1 to be moved
  2. 2 to be tempted
问心无愧
wèn xīn wú kuì
  1. 1 lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
恶心
ě xīn
  1. 1 variant of 惡心|恶心[ě xīn]

Idioms (20)

一心一德
yī xīn yī dé
  1. 1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)
一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
  1. 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
  2. 2 to multitask
  3. 3 to divide one's attention
一门心思
yī mén xīn si
  1. 1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
三心二意
sān xīn èr yì
  1. 1 in two minds about sth (idiom)
  2. 2 half-hearted
  3. 3 shilly-shallying
不到黄河心不死
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
  1. 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
  3. 3 to keep going while some hope is left
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
  1. 1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
  1. 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
人心隔肚皮
rén xīn gé dù pí
  1. 1 there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)
人心难测
rén xīn nán cè
  1. 1 hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)
人面兽心
rén miàn shòu xīn
  1. 1 human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
仁心仁术
rén xīn rén shù
  1. 1 benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed
以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
  1. 1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
  1. 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
促膝谈心
cù xī tán xīn
  1. 1 to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
信心百倍
xìn xīn bǎi bèi
  1. 1 brimming with confidence (idiom)
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
做贼心虚
zuò zéi xīn xū
  1. 1 to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience
伤心惨目
shāng xīn cǎn mù
  1. 1 (idiom) too appalling to look at

Sample Sentences

那真是！体育课玩老鹰捉小鸡的时候，我常常把女生绊倒，就为了引起注意，被告了状，班主任总会特别耐心地教育我，现在想想还真幼稚。
nà zhēn shì ！tǐyù kè wán lǎoyīng zhuō xiǎojī de shíhou ，wǒ chángcháng bǎ nǚshēng bàndào ，jiù wèile yǐnqǐ zhùyì ，bèi gào le zhuàng ，bānzhǔrèn zǒng huì tèbié nàixīn de jiàoyù wǒ ，xiànzài xiǎngxiang hái zhēn yòuzhì 。
That's so true! When we played the game with the eagle and the chicks during gym class, I would often trip the girls up to get their attention, and then when they tattled on me, the teacher would always be so patient in telling me off. Now that I think of it, it was really childish.
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我两天后也换学自排，虽然驾训班的教练很有耐心，但我还是学得很慢。
wǒ liǎng tiān hòu yě huàn xué zìpái ，suīrán jiàxùnbān de jiàoliàn hěnyǒu nàixīn ，dàn wǒ háishì xué de hěn màn 。
Two days later I switched to automatic, although my driving instructor is very patient, I'm still learning really slowly.
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有的顾客抱着很明确的蓝图进门，确实比较不愿意接受我们的建议，但有些只有模糊的理想的顾客，同样不好沟通。这种时候，就是比谁有耐心了。
yǒude gùkè bào zhe hěn míngquè de lántú jìn mén ，quèshí bǐjiào bù yuànyì jiēshòu wǒmen de jiànyì ，dàn yǒuxiē zhǐyǒu móhu de lǐxiǎng de gùkè ，tóngyàng bù hǎo gōutōng 。zhèzhǒng shíhou ，jiùshì bǐ shéi yǒu nàixīn le 。
Some customers come to us with a clear blueprint from the start and are, indeed, quite unwilling to accept our suggestions, but other clients have a vaguer ideal in mind and are equally difficult to communicate with. At times like those, you have to be the most patient person in the world.
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有耐性、有耐心
yǒu nài xìng 、yǒu nàixīn
to have patience
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创业倒是个好主意。不过你要先找到合伙人，然后还得想办法拉客户，可不是那么容易的，除了耐心，还要有核心竞争力——创意。
chuàngyè dàoshì gè hǎo zhǔyi 。bùguò nǐ yào xiān zhǎo dào héhuǒrén ，ránhòu hái děi xiǎng bànfǎ lā kèhù ，kě bùshì nàme róngyì de ，chúle nàixīn ，háiyào yǒu héxīn jìngzhēnglì ——chuàngyì 。
Starting your own business is actually a good idea. But you need to find a partner, and then you need to think of a way to draw in customers. This isn't very easy; besides patience, you also need the key competitive strength--creativity.
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Vera的优点是很耐心。
Vera de yōudiǎn shì hěn nàixīn 。
Vera's strong point is that she's very patient.
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那后来怎么处理的？我意识到这点之后，就尽力克制自己。你想想，我们可以无条件地爱孩子，为什么不能无条件地爱老公呢？多些耐心，少些挑剔，然后那种温情的感觉就又回来了。
nà hòulái zěnme chǔlǐ de ？wǒ yìshidào zhèdiǎn zhīhòu ，jiù jìnlì kèzhì zìjǐ 。nǐ xiǎng xiang ，wǒmen kěyǐ wú tiáojiàn de ài háizi ，wèishénme bùnéng wú tiáojiàn de ài lǎogōng ne ？duō xiē nàixīn ，shǎo xiē tiāoti ，ránhòu nà zhǒng wēnqíng de gǎnjué jiù yòu huílai le 。
So how did you deal with it? Once I realized that, I did my best to restrain myself. Think about it: we can love a child unconditionally, but why can't we love our husbands unconditionally? A bit more patience, a bit less fussiness, and pretty soon that warm feeling had returned.
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有耐心
yǒu nàixīn
patient
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没耐心
méi nàixīn
impatient
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他对学生总是很有耐心。
tā duì xuésheng zǒngshì hěn yǒu nàixīn 。
He is always really patient with the students.
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