Chinese learning

Daily learning flow

Back to word library

耐心

nàixīn

patience

Usage note

耐心表示不急不躁,愿意慢慢做。

nài xīn biǎo shì bù jí bú zào, yuàn yì màn màn zuò。

Patience means not rushing and being willing to do things slowly.

Context note

耐心常出现在学习、带孩子和解决问题里。

nài xīn cháng chū xiàn zài xué xí 、 dài hái zi hé jiě jué wèn tí lǐ。

Patience often appears in learning, caring for children, and solving problems.

5 examples

请有耐心
qǐng yǒu nài xīn。
Please be patient.
老师很有耐心
lǎo shī hěn yǒu nài xīn。
The teacher is very patient.
我没有耐心
wǒ méi yǒu nài xīn。
I do not have patience.
做事要耐心
zuò shì yào nài xīn。
You should do things patiently.
耐心等一等。
nài xīn děng yī děng。
Wait patiently for a while.

5 mini stories

老师教我们写字时,很有耐心
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men xiě zì shí, hěn yǒu nài xīn。
The teacher is very patient when teaching us to write characters.
妈妈说教小朋友要有耐心
mā ma shuō jiào xiǎo péng yǒu yào yǒu nài xīn。
Mom said teaching children requires patience.
我慢慢来,因为我想练习耐心
wǒ màn màn lái, yīn wèi wǒ xiǎng liàn xí nài xīn。
I take it slowly because I want to practice patience.
遇到难题时,耐心一点就能想出来。
yù dào nán tí shí, nài xīn yì diǎn jiù néng xiǎng chū lái。
When facing hard problems, being patient helps you figure them out.
耐心的人,别人都很喜欢。
yǒu nài xīn de rén, bié rén dōu hěn xǐ huan。
People with patience are liked by everyone.

Mini dialogue

需要耐心

A
学中文需要耐心
Xué Zhōngwén xūyào nàixīn.
Learning Chinese requires patience.
B
对,老师很有耐心
Duì, lǎoshī hěn yǒu nàixīn.
Yes, the teacher is very patient.

耐心等待

A
耐心等一下。
Qǐng nàixīn děng yīxià.
Please wait patiently for a moment.
B
好的,我有耐心
Hǎo de, wǒ yǒu nàixīn.
Okay, I have patience.

Related words and contrasts

related
细心
xì xīn
careful

Being 耐心 often requires being 细心.

opposite
着急
zháo jí
impatient; anxious

着急 means feeling anxious and lacking patience.

Explore more words