不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
不厌其烦
búyànqífán
to be endlessly patient; to take great pains
Characters in this word
厌 yàn
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 厂 — cliff
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
其 qí
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 八 — eight
Example phrases
- 妈妈不厌其烦地教孩子怎么系鞋带。 Māma búyàn qífán de jiāo háizi zěnme jì xiédài. Mum patiently taught the child over and over how to tie his shoelaces.
- 客服人员不厌其烦地回答每一个问题。 Kèfú rényuán búyàn qífán de huídá měi yí gè wèntí. The customer service staff patiently answered every single question.
- 他不厌其烦地向游客介绍这座古城的历史。 Tā búyàn qífán de xiàng yóukè jièshào zhè zuò gǔchéng de lìshǐ. He tirelessly explained the history of this old city to the tourists.