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乃 - nǎi

then; really, indeed; as it turned out, after all; namely

then; really, indeed; as it turned out, after all; namely

How to read 乃

Click 乃 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinnǎi
Englishthen; really, indeed; as it turned out, after all; namely
Radical hint丿

Short sentences you can say today

乃是 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 乃东. Please read 乃尔 one more time.

Common words with this character

equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4]
see 乃東區|乃东区[Nai3 dong1 Qu1]
thus; like this
and even; to go so far as to

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 乃 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 乃是 and 乃东 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 乃.