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奶 nǎi

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奶 nǎi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
nǎi | nai3
English translation
breast
milk
to breastfeed
variant of 嬭
>奶 nǎi [nǎi]
mother
variant of 奶 nǎi [nǎi]
milk; breasts; nurse, grandmother

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About 奶 nǎi

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

奶 nǎi

Contains the radical

女 nǚ

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

woman

Etymology of 奶 nǎi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰女乃

Semantic compound

女 nǚ

Phonetic compound

乃 nǎi

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 女 nǚ represents the meaning and 乃 nǎi represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 奶 nǎi

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他 tā 喝 hē 了 le 一 yī 夸脱牛奶 niúnǎi .

He drank a quart of milk.

她 tā 还 Huán 要 yāo 买 mǎi 两 liǎng 夸脱牛奶 niúnǎi 和 hé 一 yī 打 dá 鸡蛋 jīdàn .

She is also going to need two quarts of milk and a dozen eggs.

一 yī 夸脱牛奶 niúnǎi 被 bèi 我 wǒ 的 de 内衣裤 nèi yī kù 吸 xī 乾 gān 了 le .

A quart of milk got sucked up inside my girdle.

香 xiāng 辣 là 鲔 wěi 鱼 Yú ,还有 hái yǒu 厚实 hòu shi 的 de 鸡蛋 jīdàn 美奶滋 zī 面包 miànbāo .

Chilli Tuna with a thick layer of egg mayo on our bread!

牛奶 niúnǎi 分等级出售 chū shòu .

The milk is sold in grades.

Words with 奶 nǎi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
奶奶 nǎinai breasts奶奶 nǎinai
奶 nǎi breast奶 nǎi
牛奶 niúnǎi cow's milk牛奶 niúnǎi
奶酪 nǎi lào cheese奶酪 nǎi lào
奶油 nǎi yóu cream奶油 nǎi yóu
酸奶 suān nǎi yogurt酸奶 suān nǎi
奶粉 nǎi fěn powdered milk奶粉 nǎi fěn
奶牛 nǎi niú milk cow奶牛 nǎi niú
奶茶 nǎi chá milk tea奶茶 nǎi chá
老奶奶 lǎo nǎi nai (coll.) father's father's mother老奶奶 lǎo nǎi nai
奶子 nǎi zi breast奶子 nǎi zi
鲜奶 xiān nǎi fresh milk鮮奶
奶瓶 nǎi píng baby's feeding bottle奶瓶 nǎi píng
奶头 nǎi tóu nipple奶頭
奶妈 nǎi mā wet nurse奶媽
断奶 duàn nǎi to wean斷奶
豆奶 dòu nǎi soy milk豆奶 dòu nǎi
奶制品 nǎi zhì pǐn dairy product奶製品
奶嘴 nǎi zuǐ pacifier奶嘴 nǎi zuǐ
喂奶 wèi nǎi to breast-feed喂奶 wèi nǎi
奶水 nǎi shuǐ mother's milk奶水 nǎi shuǐ
吃奶 chī nǎi to suck the breast (for milk)吃奶 chī nǎi
羊奶 yáng nǎi sheep's milk羊奶 yáng nǎi
姑奶奶 gū nǎi nai great aunt姑奶奶 gū nǎi nai
奶娘 nǎi niáng (dialect) wet nurse奶娘 nǎi niáng

奶 nǎi Decomposition & Compounds

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奶 nǎi Decomposition

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