耐 nài
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 而 — and, and then, and yet
耐人寻味
nàirénxúnwèi
thought-provoking; intriguing
Characters in this word
人 rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
寻 xún
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 彐 — snout
- Made of
- 彐 snout 寸 inch
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
味 wèi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这部纪录片没有直接下结论，结尾反而更加耐人寻味。 Zhè bù jìlùpiàn méiyǒu zhíjiē xià jiélùn, jiéwěi fǎn'ér gèngjiā nàirénxúnwèi. This documentary does not state its conclusion directly; its ending is all the more thought-provoking.
- 他留下了一句耐人寻味的话就走了。 Tā liú xià le yí jù nàirénxúnwèi de huà jiù zǒu le. He left a thought-provoking remark and walked away.
- 这幅画的颜色很简单，却有一种耐人寻味的美。 Zhè fú huà de yánsè hěn jiǎndān, què yǒu yì zhǒng nàirénxúnwèi de měi. The colors of this painting are simple, yet it has an intriguing beauty.
Related words
- 不耐烦 búnàifán impatient
- 耐心 nàixīn patience; patient
- 耐 nài to endure; to withstand
- 耐用 nàiyòng durable
- 能耐 néngnai ability; capability
- 忍耐 rěnnài to endure; to tolerate
- 别人 biérén other people, others
- 病人 bìngrén patient, sick person
- 工人 gōngrén worker
- 家人 jiārén family member
- 老人 lǎorén old person, the elderly
- 男人 nánrén man