nǎi = n + ai3
to be / thus / so / therefore / then / only / thereupon
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nǎi = n + ai3
variant of 乃[nai3]
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How to pronounce 乃

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= n initial

N is for Napoleon.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ai3 final

In the airplane’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

乃 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
丿
piě = pi + e3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]
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Characters with 乃 as component

nǎi = n + ai3
mother / variant of 奶[nai3]
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nǎi = n + ai3
breast / milk / to breastfeed
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nǎi = n + ai3
variant of 嬭|奶[nai3]
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Words with 乃

mummy (preserved corpse) (loanword)
equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4]
carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) (loanword)

Sentences with 乃

zhè
tiān
shàng
nǎi
shì
shén
xiān
jìng
jiè

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nǎi

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