耐心
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
耐心 (nàixīn) · patient
耐心 (nàixīn) means “patient; patience”. It is written with 2 characters: 耐 (to resist) + 心 (heart). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 耐心 is built
The characters
耐 nài · to resist
What 耐 is made of
- 而ér — and
- 寸cùn — inch
心 xīn · heart
What 心 is made of
心 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 4 strokes.
Origin hint: A heart (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请耐心地等一下。Qǐng nàixīn de děng yīxià.Please wait patiently.
她对孩子很有耐心。Tā duì háizi hěn yǒu nàixīn.She is very patient with children.
Questions about 耐心
What does 耐心 mean?
耐心 (nàixīn) means “patient; patience”.
How do you pronounce 耐心?
耐心 is pronounced nàixīn.
Which HSK level is 耐心?
耐心 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 不耐烦bùnàifánimpatient
- 耐用nàiyòngdurable
- 忍耐rěnnàito be patient
- 放心fàngxīnto be at ease
- 关心guānxīnto care about
- 开心kāixīnhappy
- 小心xiǎoxīnto be careful
- 心里xīnliin one's heart
- 心情xīnqíngmood
- 心中xīnzhōngin one's heart
Learn 耐心 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 32: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.