乃 nǎi

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Traditional form

乃 nǎi

Contains the radical

丿 piě

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A pregnant woman; compare 孕 yùn

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿹？丿 piě

Explanation

Origin unclear.

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Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 乃 nǎi in different contexts.

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鸡蛋 jīdàn 美乃滋 zī 是 shì 用 yòng 蛋 dàn 黄酱 huáng jiàng 和 hé 煮 zhǔ 老 lǎo 的 de 鸡蛋 jīdàn 做成的 de .

Egg mayonnaise is made with mayonnaise and hard - boiled eggs.

困恼着 zhāo 这 zhè 孩子 háizi 的 de 感情 gǎnqíng 乃是 nǎi shì 一 yī 种 zhǒng 虚无 xū wú 缥缈 piǎo miǎo 的 de 恐怖 kǒngbù .

The feeling which beset the child was one of dim uncertain horror.

他 tā 在 zài 纽扣 niǔ kòu 孔上佩 pèi 了 le 朵 duǒ 白色 bái sè 康乃馨 kāng nǎi xīn .

He had a white carnation in his buttonhole.

离 lí 校 jiào 之前 zhī qián ,我 wǒ 还 Huán 在 zài 1914年 Nián 6月 yuè 16日 Rì 参加 cānjiā 了 le 康乃尔的 de 第 dì 47届 jiè 毕业 bìyè 典礼 diǎnlǐ .

Before leaving I attended the 47 th commencement of Cornell on June 16,

新郎 xīnláng 和 hé 男傧相 nán bīn xiàng 的 de 钮孔上 shǎng 都 dōu 戴 Dài 了 le 一 yī 朵 duǒ 白色 bái sè 的 de 康乃馨 kāng nǎi xīn .

The bridegroom and the best man wore white carnations in their buttonholes.

Explore 11 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 乃 nǎi in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
乃 nǎi	to be	乃 nǎi
木乃伊 mù nǎi yī	mummy (preserved corpse) (loanword)	木乃伊 mù nǎi yī
乃至 nǎi zhì	and even	乃至 nǎi zhì
乃是 nǎi shì	equivalent to either 是 shì [shì] or 就是 jiù shì [jiùshì]	乃是 nǎi shì
康乃馨 kāng nǎi xīn	carnation or clove pink	康乃馨 kāng nǎi xīn
乃尔 nǎi ěr	thus	乃爾
乃东 Nǎi dōng	Nêdong county, Tibetan: Sne gdong rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區\|山南地区 Shān nán dì qū [Shānnándìqū], Tibet	乃東
乃东县 Nǎi dōng xiàn	Nêdong county, Tibetan: Sne gdong rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區\|山南地区 Shān nán dì qū [Shānnándìqū], Tibet	乃東縣
吉木乃 Jí mù nǎi	Jeminay county or Jéminey nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區\|阿勒泰地区 Ā lè tài dì qū [Alètàidìqū], Xinjiang	吉木乃 Jí mù nǎi
吉木乃县 Jí mù nǎi xiàn	Jeminay county or Jéminey nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區\|阿勒泰地区 Ā lè tài dì qū [Alètàidìqū], Xinjiang	吉木乃縣
木乃伊化 mù nǎi yī huà	to mummify	木乃伊化 mù nǎi yī huà