Chinese

耐心

/naɪ̯⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
patient (not impatient)
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese耐 “to be durable; to be able to withstand”
    • soundChinese而 “and (used to connect two clauses or adjectives)”
    • meaningChinese寸 “Legally defined as the tsun of 3.71475 cm.”
  • characterChinese心 “heart (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 c; 粒 mn)”

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