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乃 (nǎi) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

乃 (nǎi) is a Chinese word: thus; therefore; to be (literary). This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 乃

副 fù adverb

thus; therefore; to be (literary)

失败乃成功之母

shī bài nǎi chéng gōng zhī mǔ

Failure is the mother of success

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Word breakdown

乃 nǎi — thus; therefore; to be (literary)

Words with this character (1)
  • 1 乃至 nǎi zhì — and even HSK 7
    • 乃 thus, furthermore (literary transitional particle)
    • 至 to reach, extending to
    Example

    这个问题影响到学生、老师，乃至整个学校。

    zhè ge wèn tí yǐng xiǎng dào xué sheng lǎo shī nǎi zhì zhěng ge xué xiào

    This problem affects students, teachers, and even the entire school.

Structure & writing
1 乃 nǎi — is; namely; indeed is (expressing judgment)
乃 is a component in 7 characters
HSK 1
奶 nǎi breast; mammary gland
HSK 4
仍 réng still; as before; unchanged 扔 rēng to throw, to fling (with the arm) 秀 xiù (of plants) to put forth flowers or ears, especially crops
HSK 6
孕 yùn pregnancy 携 xié to carry with one; to bring along
HSK 7
盈 yíng to be full; to fill up

乃 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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