耐心

nài xīn · nai xin

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to be patient
  2. patience

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2 examples
01

耐(nài)心(xīn)地(de)坚(jiān)持(chí)下(xià)去(qù),有(yǒu)些(xiē)事(shì)急(jí)不(bu)来(lái)。

Be patient and keep your chin up. Some things just take time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by LeeSooHa · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

教(jiāo)小(xiǎo)孩(hái)需(xū)要(yào)很(hěn)大(dà)的(de)耐(nài)心(xīn)。

Teaching children requires a lot of patience.

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