耐人寻味 nài rén xún wèi

thought-provoking; to provide food for thought

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 39448th word

Definitions

  1. 1. thought-provoking
  2. 2. to provide food for thought
  3. 3. worth thinking over

Characters

Character Meaning
耐 nài HSK 4
able to tolerate; capable of enduring; durable
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
寻 xún HSK 5
to search; to look for; to seek
味 wèi HSK 4
taste; smell; classifier for drugs (in TCM)