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nài

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nài Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
nài | nai4
English translation
capable of enduring
able to tolerate
patient
durable
hardy
resistant
to resist, to bear; patient, enduring

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About nài

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

nài

Contains the radical

ér

Part of speech

Other proper nouns / 其他专名 Qítā zhuān míng

Etymology of nài

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Positional decomposition

而寸

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Example sentences using nài

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房子 fáng zi bǎi Mǎn le zuì guì dàn 不可 bù kě nài de jiā .

The house was full of costly, but very vulgar furniture.

盖茨 Gài cí de jiǎo 不耐烦 bùnàifán 地连 qiāo le shēng , 引起 yǐnqǐ 汤姆 Tāng mǔ 突然 tūrán qiáo le yǎn .

Gatsby's foot beat a short , restless tattoo and Tom eyed him suddenly.

dào , 红了 liǎn , 对于 duìyú de Dōng chě 西扯 hěn 不耐烦 bùnàifán .

She snapped, blushing, and impatient with his beating around the bush.

生产 shēngchǎn de 特种 tè zhǒng 耐磨 nài mó 抛丸叶片 yè piàn 深受 shēn shòu 广大 guǎngdà 用户 yònghù de 好评 hǎo píng .

Blasting the production of special wear - resistant Blade won by majority of users.

lǎo 通宝 què 不耐烦 bùnàifán le , shēng 喝道 hè dào : “ shuì 什么 shénme 梦话 mèng huà ! gāng chī le liǎng tiān 老蚕 ne .

" One more day? You're dreaming!'snapped the old man impatiently.

Words with nài

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
耐心 nàixīn patience耐心 nàixīn
nài patient nài
忍耐 rěnnài to endure忍耐 rěnnài
能耐 néng nài ability能耐 néng nài
不耐烦 bùnàifán impatience不耐煩
耐力 nài lì endurance耐力 nài lì
耐性 nài xìng patience耐性 nài xìng
耐受 nài shòu to tolerate耐受 nài shòu
耐用 nàiyòng durable耐用 nàiyòng
耐人寻味 nài rén xún wèi thought-provoking耐人尋味
耐克 Nài kè Nike, Inc.耐克 Nài kè
耐磨 nài mó wear resistant耐磨 nài mó
耐药性 nài yào xìng drug resistance耐藥性
吃苦耐劳 chī kǔ nài láo hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)吃苦耐勞
耐热 nài rè fireproof耐熱
耐久 nài jiǔ durable耐久 nài jiǔ
耐受性 nài shòu xìng resistance耐受性 nài shòu xìng
耐看 nài kàn well worth a second look耐看 nài kàn
忍耐力 rěn nài lì patience忍耐力 rěn nài lì
急不可耐 jí bù kě nài unable to wait急不可耐 jí bù kě nài
耐寒 nài hán coldproof耐寒 nài hán
耐用品 nài yòng pǐn durable goods耐用品 nài yòng pǐn
耐火 nài huǒ fire-resistant耐火 nài huǒ

nài Decomposition & Compounds

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nài Decomposition

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