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Initial: n Video guide

nǎi
Final(T3): ǎi Video guide
Radical: 乛

乃 Structure:

Strokes: 2
Single-component character

Traditional: 乃
Level: NHSK 789－2 Yu Wen 5 DC6

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1 v. fml be; be really; be indeed

hóng lóu mèng nǎi yī dài jīng diǎn
《红楼梦》乃一代经典。
"A Dream of Red Mansions" is a classic for its time.
zhēn nǎi qí shì
真乃奇事。
It's really strange.
xū yào nǎi fā míng zhī fù
需要乃发明之父。
Necessity is the father of inventions.
yǔ rén wéi shàn lè yú zhù rén nǎi jǔ shǒu zhī láo wú xū fù chū dài jià
与人为善，乐于助人乃举手之劳，无需付出代价。
It costs nothing to be kind and helpful.
synonym
shì wéi jí
是 为 即

2 conj. fml so; therefore; hence; that is why...; thus

 tā bù mǎn dāng cháo nǎi yǐn jū shān zhōng
他不满当朝，乃隐居山中。
Discontented with the authority, he lived in seclusion in a mountain.
synonym
suì
遂

3 adv. fml only after; then; only then; unless

wéi qiān xū nǎi néng jìn bù
惟谦虚乃能进步。
You can make progress only if you are modest.
fú yào hòu bìng nǎi huǎn
服药后病乃缓。
Only after taking the medicine did his conditions improve.

4 pron. fml your; you

nǎi wēng
乃翁
your father

Words and phrases with 乃

乃至于
[word]even

乃尔
[word]like this

乃至
[word]even

乃是
[word]be; used to be

乃心王室
[idiom]be patriotic

Chinese Characters with pinyin nǎi

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t f 芋艿

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