Chinese Word: 乃 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

乃

Pinyin: nǎi

English Definition: to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon

Chinese Definition:
①才：今乃得之。“断其喉，尽其肉，乃去”。
②是，为：乃大丈夫也。
③竟：乃至如此。
④于是，就：“因山势高峻，乃在山腰休息片时”。
⑤你，你的：乃父。乃兄。“家祭无忘告乃翁”。

Total strokes: 2; Radical: 丿

Ideographic:A pregnant woman; compare 孕

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乃至	nǎi zhì	and even; to go so far as to
乃是	nǎi shì	equivalent to either 是
木乃伊	mù nǎi yī	mummy (preserved corpse) (loanword)
康乃馨	kāng nǎi xīn	carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) (loanword)
西乃	xī nǎi	Sinai

1		jīn 今 nǎi 乃 zhī 知 zhī 之。 I didn't know it until now.
2		cǐ 此 nǎi 乃 wǒ guó 我国 tè chǎn 特产。 This is a special product of China.
3		měi dé 美德 nǎi 乃 wú jià zhī bǎo 无价之宝。 Virtue is beyond price.
4		jiā 加 fān qié jiàng 蕃茄酱 huò 或 měi nǎi zī 美乃滋？ qǐng 请 jiā 加 fān qié jiàng 蕃茄酱。 With ketchup or mayonnaise?With ketchup, please.
5		wéi 惟 xū xīn 虚心 nǎi 乃 néng 能 jìn bù 进步。 You can make progress only if you are modest.

1		jīn 今 nǎi 乃 zhī 知 zhī 之。 I didn't know it until now.
2		cǐ 此 nǎi 乃 wǒ guó 我国 tè chǎn 特产。 This is a special product of China.
3		měi dé 美德 nǎi 乃 wú jià zhī bǎo 无价之宝。 Virtue is beyond price.
4		jiā 加 fān qié jiàng 蕃茄酱 huò 或 měi nǎi zī 美乃滋？ qǐng 请 jiā 加 fān qié jiàng 蕃茄酱。 With ketchup or mayonnaise?With ketchup, please.
5		wéi 惟 xū xīn 虚心 nǎi 乃 néng 能 jìn bù 进步。 You can make progress only if you are modest.