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忍耐
rěnnài
Main
English Definitionto endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance
Simplified Script忍耐
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinrěnnài
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄖㄣˇ ㄋㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)jan2noi6
Part of Speech(动) verb, (名) noun
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7 TOCFL=5
Word Decomposition
忍rěnto bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself
耐nài(bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand

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Words With Same Head Word    
忍受rěnshòuto bear; to endure
忍心rěnxīnto have the heart to do something; to steel oneself to a task
忍痛rěntòngto suffer; fig. reluctantly
忍不住rěn buzhùcannot help; unable to bear
忍无可忍rěn wúkě rěnmore than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience; the last straw
Words With Same Tail Word    
能耐néngnàiability; capability
难耐nánnàiintolerability
急不可耐jí bùkě nàiunable to wait
俗不可耐sú bùkě nàiintolerably vulgar
李继耐lǐ jì nàiLi Jinai
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