Chinese symbol for “endurance”
耐力
nài lì
endurance
The closest CC-CEDICT match for endurance is 耐力 (nài lì), defined as: endurance.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “endurance”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 持久 | chí jiǔ | lasting; enduring |
| 磨练 (磨練) | mó liàn | to temper oneself; to steel oneself |
| 耐受 | nài shòu | to tolerate; endurance |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 耐力.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 耐心 | nài xīn | to be patient; patience |
| 忍耐 | rěn nài | to endure; to put up with; to exercise patience |
| 能耐 | néng nài | ability; capability |
| 耐用 | nài yòng | durable |
| 不耐烦 (不耐煩) | bù nài fán | impatient; to lose patience |
| 能力 | néng lì | capability; ability |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious |
| 力量 | lì liang | power; force; strength |
See also: Japanese symbol for “endurance”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.