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nài
HSK 7freq #5195

Meanings

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nài
  1. 1.(bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to be durable; to be able to withstand
  2. 2.to bear; to endure
  3. 3.long; taking a long time to happen
  4. 4.to be worth; to merit; to deserve; to be worthy of
  5. 5.suitable; appropriate
  6. 6.an ancient punishment involving shaving one's beard and temples

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *nɯːs): phonetic 而 (OC *njɯ) + semantic 寸. STEDT compares this to 難 (OC *n̥ʰaːn, *naːns) and Proto-Tibeto-Burman *na (“ill, pain, sore, ache, difficult, evil spirit”)

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