忍耐
rěn nài
Pinyin

Definition

忍耐
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rěn nài
  1. to endure
  2. to bear with
  3. to exercise patience
  4. to restrain oneself
  5. patience
  6. endurance

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

忍
rěn
  1. 1 to bear
  2. 2 to endure
  3. 3 to tolerate
  4. 4 to restrain oneself
耐
nài
  1. 1 capable of enduring
  2. 2 able to tolerate
  3. 3 patient
  4. 4 durable
  5. 5 hardy
  6. 6 resistant
容忍
róng rěn
  1. 1 to put up with
  2. 2 to tolerate
强忍
qiáng rěn
  1. 1 to resist (with great difficulty)
忍受
rěn shòu
  1. 1 to bear
  2. 2 to endure
忍心
rěn xīn
  1. 1 to have the heart to do sth
  2. 2 to steel oneself to a task
忍无可忍
rěn wú kě rěn
  1. 1 more than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience
  2. 2 the last straw
忍者
rěn zhě
  1. 1 ninja
忍耐
rěn nài
  1. 1 to endure
  2. 2 to bear with
  3. 3 to exercise patience
  4. 4 to restrain oneself
  5. 5 patience
  6. 6 endurance
忍让
rěn ràng
  1. 1 to exercise forbearance
  2. 2 patient and accommodating
惨不忍睹
cǎn bù rěn dǔ
  1. 1 spectacle too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic sight
  2. 2 appalling scenes of devastation
残忍
cán rěn
  1. 1 cruel
  2. 2 mean
  3. 3 merciless
  4. 4 ruthless
火影忍者
Huǒ yǐng Rěn zhě
  1. 1 Naruto, manga and anime series
耐克
Nài kè
  1. 1 Nike, Inc.
耐力
nài lì
  1. 1 endurance
耐心
nài xīn
  1. 1 to be patient
  2. 2 patience
耐性
nài xìng
  1. 1 patience
  2. 2 endurance
耐烦
nài fán
  1. 1 patient (not impatient)
能耐
néng nài
  1. 1 ability
  2. 2 capability
隐忍
yǐn rěn
  1. 1 to bear patiently
  2. 2 to endure silently
  3. 3 to forbear

Idioms (17)

刻苦耐劳
kè kǔ nài láo
  1. 1 to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
  2. 2 hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
勤俭耐劳
qín jiǎn nài láo
  1. 1 diligent and able to endure hardship (idiom)
吃苦耐劳
chī kǔ nài láo
  1. 1 hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
含垢忍辱
hán gòu rěn rǔ
  1. 1 to bear shame and humiliation (idiom)
小不忍则乱大谋
xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu
  1. 1 (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
强忍悲痛
qiáng rěn bēi tòng
  1. 1 to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom)
忍垢偷生
rěn gòu tōu shēng
  1. 1 to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
忍气吞声
rěn qì tūn shēng
  1. 1 to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence
  2. 2 to swallow one's anger
  3. 3 to grin and bear it
忍无可忍
rěn wú kě rěn
  1. 1 more than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience
  2. 2 the last straw
忍辱偷生
rěn rǔ tōu shēng
  1. 1 to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
忍辱负重
rěn rǔ fù zhòng
  1. 1 to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence
爱不忍释
ài bù rěn shì
  1. 1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
惨不忍睹
cǎn bù rěn dǔ
  1. 1 spectacle too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic sight
  2. 2 appalling scenes of devastation
惨不忍闻
cǎn bù rěn wén
  1. 1 too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic spectacle
  2. 2 appalling scenes of devastation
是可忍，孰不可忍
shì kě rěn , shú bù kě rěn
  1. 1 if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom)
  2. 2 enough is enough
目不忍见
mù bù rěn jiàn
  1. 1 lit. the eye cannot bear to see it (idiom); a scene too pitiful to behold
目不忍视
mù bù rěn shì
  1. 1 lit. the eye cannot bear to see it (idiom); a scene too pitiful to behold

Sample Sentences

玩我啊？告诉你，老子的忍耐是有限的。再给你一天的时间。明天我还见不到钱的话，你就等着上网看好戏吧。
wánr wǒ a ？gàosu nǐ ，lǎozi de rěnnài shì yǒuxiàn de 。zài gěi nǐ yī tiān de shíjiān 。míngtiān wǒ hái jiànbudào qián dehuà ，nǐ jiù děng zhe shàngwǎng kànhǎoxì ba 。
Are you playing with me? I'm telling you, there's a limit to my patience. I'll give you one more day. If I don't see that money tomorrow, then just wait and see the fun online.
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