忍 rěn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- Made of
- 刃 edged tool, cutlery, knife edge 心 heart
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
忍耐
rěnnài
to endure; to tolerate
Characters in this word
耐 nài
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 而 — and, and then, and yet
Example phrases
- 长期忍耐不公平待遇，并不意味着员工已经接受了这种制度。 Chángqī rěnnài bù gōngpíng dàiyù, bìng bù yìwèizhe yuángōng yǐjīng jiēshòu le zhè zhǒng zhìdù. Long-term endurance of unfair treatment does not mean employees have accepted the system.
- 遇到困难时要学会忍耐，急躁解决不了任何问题。 Yùdào kùnnán shí yào xuéhuì rěnnài, jízào jiějué bù liǎo rènhé wèntí. When you face difficulties, learn to endure; impatience solves nothing.
- 她忍耐了多年，终于决定离开那家公司。 Tā rěnnài le duō nián, zhōngyú juédìng líkāi nà jiā gōngsī. She endured for many years and finally decided to leave that company.
Related words
- 忍 rěn to endure; to hold back
- 忍不住 rěnbuzhù cannot help doing
- 忍受 rěnshòu to bear; to put up with
- 残忍 cánrěn cruel; ruthless
- 忍心 rěnxīn to have the heart to; to bear to
- 容忍 róngrěn to tolerate; to put up with
- 不耐烦 búnàifán impatient
- 耐心 nàixīn patience; patient
- 耐 nài to endure; to withstand
- 耐人寻味 nàirénxúnwèi thought-provoking; intriguing
- 耐用 nàiyòng durable
- 能耐 néngnai ability; capability