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忍耐 rěnnài

忍耐 rěnnài Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 忍耐 rěnnài .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
rěnnài | ren3 nai4
English translation
to show restraint
to repress (anger etc)
to exercise patience

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HSK level

6

Traditional form

忍耐 rěnnài

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 忍耐 rěnnài

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忍 rěn

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 心 xīn represents the meaning and 刃 rèn represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

⿱刃心

Number of Strokes

7
耐 nài

Positional decomposition

⿰而寸

Number of Strokes

9

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我 wǒ 已经 yǐjīng 受够了——即使 jíshǐ 是 shì 圣人 shèng rén 忍耐 rěnnài 也 Yě 是 shì 有限 yǒu xiàn 的 de ！

I've had enough—there are limits even for the patience of a saint!

非暴力 fēi bào lì 和 hé 忍耐 rěnnài 是 shì 他们 tā men 的 de 信仰 xìnyǎng 的 de 核心 héxīn 原则 yuánzé 。

Non-violence and patience are the central tenets of their faith.

忍耐 rěnnài Decomposition

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忍耐 rěnnài Compounds

See all 6 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 忍耐 rěnnài in their composition.

  • 忍 rěn
    • 涊 niǎn , 荵 rěn , 梕, 綛, 認 rèn , 躵
  • 耐 nài
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