乃
至

And even in Chinese: 乃至 (nǎi zhì)

nǎi zhì

and even

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Definitions

  1. 1and even
  2. 2to go so far as to

Stroke order

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乃
至

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄋㄞˇ

nǎi

ㄋ/ nㄞ/ aiˇ/ third tone

ㄓˋ

zhì

ㄓ/ zhˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他忙得连饭都顾不上，乃至忘了睡觉。

    tā máng dé lián fàn dōu gù bú shàng， nǎi zhì wàng le shuì jiào。

    He's so busy he skips meals, and even forgets to sleep.

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Related words

至

zhì

to arrive

乃

nǎi

to be

甚至

shèn zhì

even

至少

zhì shǎo

at least

至今

zhì jīn

so far

至于

zhì yú

as for

截至

jié zhì

up to (a time)

直至

zhí zhì

lasting until

至此

zhì cǐ

up until now

不至于

bù zhì yú

unlikely to go so far as to

甚至于

shèn zhì yú

so much (that)

以至于

yǐ zhì yú

down to

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