耐性 (nài xìng) — patience, perseverance

Definition

noun

patienceperseverance

耐性。
Zuò zhè zhǒng jīng xì de gōng zuò xū yào hěn dà de nài xìng.
Doing this kind of detailed work requires great patience.
耐性，。
Tā hěn yǒu nài xìng, cóng lái bù zháo jí.
He has a lot of patience and never gets anxious.
耐性，。
Nǐ yào duō diǎn nài xìng, shì qing zǒng huì jiě jué de.
You need a little more patience; things will get resolved eventually.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

耐 (endure) combined with 性 (quality) gives patience.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

而寸耐

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

而

而ér耐nài

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

耐 puts 而 on the left and 寸 on the right: 而 gives the sound, and 寸 gives the sense.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

忄生性

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

生

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.

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