耐 (nài): (bound form) to bear, to endure, to withstand
耐 (nài) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) to bear.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 而 (structural) and 寸 (structural). It ranks #1401 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- (bound form) to bear
- to endure
- to withstand
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 耐
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 能耐noun | néng nài | ability |
| 忍耐verb | rěn nài | to endure |
| 耐力noun | nài lì | endurance |
| 耐性noun | nài xìng | patience |
| 耐克proper-noun | nài kè | Nike, Inc. |
| 耐受verb | nài shòu | to tolerate |
| 耐用adjective | nài yòng | durable |
| 忍耐力 | rěn nài lì | patience |
| 急不可耐 | jí bù kě nài | unable to wait |
| 耐人寻味phrase | nài rén xún wèi | (idiom) thought-provoking |
| 耐热adjective | nài rè | heat resistant |
| 耐久adjective | nài jiǔ | durable |
| 吃苦耐劳phrase | chī kǔ nài láo | hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom) |
| 耐穿 | nài chuān | durable |
| 耐磨 | nài mó | wear resistant |
耐 appears in 52 compound words: 67 as the first character, 10 as the last, and 23 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 耐 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
Example Sentences
了解耐字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。
le xiè nài zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ xiè zhōng guó wén huā .
Understanding the origin of the character "耐" (nài) helps to comprehend Chinese culture.
...子宫下垂的治疗有哪些?手术前评估心肺功能耐受性吗
. . . zǐ gōng xià chuí de zhì liáo yǒu nǎ xiē ? shǒu shù qián píng gū xīn fèi gōng néng nài shòu xìng ma
... What are the treatments for uterine ptosis? Is cardiorespiratory tolerability assessed before surgery?
耐操抗压 竹科兴起运动员转职工程师
nài cāo kàng yā zhú kē xīng qǐ yùn dòng yuán zhuǎn zhí gōng chéng shī
Exercise resistance and pressure resistance The rise of bamboo science athletes turned into engineers
月子餐有外卖吗?乳糖不耐或麸质过敏者能安全食用吗
yuè zǐ cān yǒu wài mài ma ? rǔ táng bù nài huò 麸 zhì guò mǐn zhě néng ān quán shí yòng ma
Is there takeaway for confinement meals? Is it safe for people with lactose intolerance or gluten allergies to consume?
盘中速报 - 耐吉(NKE-US)大跌5.03%,报62...
pán zhōng sù bào nài jí ( N K E U S ) dà diē 5 . 0 3 , bào 6 2 . . .
Intraday Express - Nike (NKE-US) fell 5.03% to 62...
台东男情绪不稳坐初来桥边护栏 警耐心沟通趁隙拉回桥面
tái dōng nán qíng xù bù wěn zuò chū lái qiáo biān hù lán jǐng nài xīn gōu tōng chèn xì lā huí qiáo miàn
Taitung man was emotionally unstable, sitting on the guardrail of the bridge when he first came, and the police patiently communicated and took advantage of the opportunity to pull back to the bridge deck
忍耐是最美的美德。
Rěnnài shì zuì měi de měidé.
Patience is the most beautiful virtue.
你怎么会这么有耐心？
Nǐ zěnme huì zhème yǒu nàixīn?
How can you be so patient?
喀提林，你还会滥用我们的耐心多久呀？
Kātílín, nǐ hái huì lànyòng wǒmen de nàixīn duōjiǔ ya?
How long, O Catiline, will you abuse our patience?
爸爸今天很不耐烦。
Bàba jīntiān hěn bù nàifán.
Dad's in an impatient mood today.
Character Family
而 Radical Family — Characters sharing the and radical
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