HSK 6 · Emotions

忍耐 rěnnài “to be patient” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 忍耐 means

  1. to be patient
  2. to endure
  3. to restrain oneself
  4. to put up with
  5. to exercise patience

How to say 忍耐

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale忍rěn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale耐nài4th tone, falling

忍耐 in a sentence

  1. 忍耐是有限度的。

    Rěnnài shì yǒu xiàndù de.

    Patience has its limits.

    Sentence #334913 from Tatoeba

  2. 忍耐是最美的美德。

    Rěnnài shì zuì měi de měidé.

    Patience is the most beautiful virtue.

    Sentence #2442249 from Tatoeba

How 忍耐 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 忍 (rěn) with each of its parts in a different colour
忍rěnto bear
  • 刃edged tool · rèn
  • 心heart · xīn
The character 耐 (nài) with each of its parts in a different colour
耐nàito bear; to endure; to withstand
  • 而and · ér
  • 寸inch · cùn

How to write 忍耐

忍 7 strokes · 耐 9 strokes

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忍耐 (rěnnài) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 忍耐 (rěnnài). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 忍耐

Words with 忍

忍不住rěnbuzhù · cannot help残忍cánrěn · cruel忍受rěnshòu · to bear容忍róngrěn · to tolerate

Words with 耐

耐心nàixīn · to be patient不耐烦bùnàifán · impatient耐用nàiyòng · durable

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岂有此理qǐyǒucǐlǐ · outrageous气质qìzhì · temperament趣味qùwèi · interest热泪盈眶rèlèiyíngkuàng · eyes brimming with tears忍受rěnshòu · to bear容忍róngrěn · to tolerate荣幸róngxìng · honoured伤脑筋shāngnǎojīn · troublesome

FAQs

忍耐 (rěnnài) means “to be patient” or “to endure”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it rěnnài: rěn with a 3rd tone, then nài with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 忍耐 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type rennai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 忍耐 from the suggestions. Typing rennai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
忍耐 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.