忍耐 (rěn nài) — to endure, to bear with; to exercise patience, to restrain oneself
Definition
忍耐 emphasizes actively holding back one's feelings or reactions over time, often suffering hardship or frustration. It's more active and effortful than the calmer quality 耐心, and more about withstanding than 忍 ('tolerate') or 忍受 ('bear pain').
verb
to endureto bear withto exercise patienceto restrain oneself
Examples
- ，忍耐。Wèi le wán chéng zhè ge xiàng mù, tā bù dé bù rěn nài hěn duō kùn nan.To finish this project, she had to endure a lot of difficulties.
- 忍耐，。Nǐ xū yào xué huì rěn nài, bù gāi qīng yì fā pí qi.You need to learn to be patient and not lose your temper easily.
- 忍耐，。Tā rěn nài le hěn jiǔ, zuì zhōng hái shì xuǎn zé le lí kāi.He endured for a long time, but ultimately chose to leave.
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