耐 nài to resist
to resist; patient; enduring; to endure; to withstand
怎么记住“耐”: 而 and yet + 寸 inch = to resist. The boy on a diet longs for cake, and yet with the plate one inch from his nose he manages to resist.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
耐 = 而 and yet + 寸 inch
- 而 and yet sound
- 寸 inch meaning
The boy on a diet longs for cake, and yet with the plate one inch from his nose he manages to resist.
How it came to be
The right part gives the meaning and the left part the sound.
用法
- To endure/withstand: 耐心 (nàixīn) patience, 耐用 (nàiyòng) durable, 忍耐 (rěnnài) endure/put up with.
- 耐用 (nàiyòng) = lasts well under use (of products); 耐心 (nàixīn) = patient (of people).
- 不耐烦 (búnàifán) = impatient/fed up: 他有点不耐烦 (tā yǒudiǎn búnàifán) he's getting impatient. 耐人寻味 (nàirénxúnwèi) = thought-provoking.
含“耐”的词语
例句
- 他在耐心地等待。 Tā zài nàixīn de děngdài.He's waiting patiently.