🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

耐心

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nàixīn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Patience/ˈpeɪ.ʃəns/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"老师对学生总是充满耐心。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.

    "Losing your patience in a traffic jam will not make the cars move any faster."
  2. 2

    A card game played by one person, also commonly known as solitaire.

    "She sat by the window playing a quiet game of patience to pass the afternoon."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'patience' originates from the Latin 'patientia', which means 'suffering' or 'endurance'. It evolved through Old French 'patience' before entering Middle English, reflecting a shift from the idea of enduring pain to the broader concept of tolerance and calmness in the face of delay or adversity.

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