# 耐人寻味 (nàirénxúnwèi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 耐人寻味 (nàirénxúnwèi) means “thought-provoking”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: thought-provoking
- Pinyin: nàirénxúnwèi (nai4 ren2 xun2 wei4)
- Traditional: 耐人尋味
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这部电影的结局很耐人寻味。
  Zhè bù diànyǐng de jiéjú hěn nàirénxúnwèi.
  The ending of this movie is thought-provoking.

## Characters

- [耐](https://hanziro.com/word/nai-endure/) (nài): to endure; to withstand
- [人](https://hanziro.com/word/ren-person/) (rén): person; people
- [寻](https://hanziro.com/word/xun-search/) (xún): to search; to seek
- 味 (wèi): taste; smell; flavor; character; atmosphere

https://hanziro.com/word/nai-ren-xun-wei-thought-provoking/

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