耐心 nàixīn▶ paciencia

Stroke order

耐心 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

• 耐 — 9 strokes
• 心 — 4 strokes

Senses

1. to be patient
2. patience

Example sentences

• 老师对学生很有耐心。Lǎoshī duì xuésheng hěn yǒu nàixīn.The teacher has great patience with the students.
• 学外语需要耐心。Xué wàiyǔ xūyào nàixīn.Learning a foreign language requires patience.

Related words

• 伤心Triste
• 信心confianza
• 开心Feliz
• 心情humor
• 粗心descuidado
• 专心Atentamente

耐心 is pronounced nàixīn and means “paciencia”. HSK 4 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 耐心 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.