To be in Chinese: 乃 (nǎi)
nǎi
to be
Definitions
- 1to be
- 2thus
- 3so
- 4therefore
- 5then
- 6only
- 7thereupon
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄋㄞˇ
nǎi
Example sentences
See 乃 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
失败乃成功之母。
shī bài nǎi chéng gōng zhī mǔ。
Failure is the mother of success.
Related words
乃至
nǎi zhì
and even
耐
nài
(bound form) to bear
耐人寻味
nài rén xún wèi
thought-provoking
耐性
nài xìng
patience
南瓜
nán guā
pumpkin
难处
nán chu
trouble
难得一见
nán dé yī jiàn
rarely seen
难点
nán diǎn
difficulty
难关
nán guān
difficulty
难堪
nán kān
hard to take
难说
nán shuō
hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict)
难为情
nán wéi qíng
embarrassed
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