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乃

Character

乃 nǎi

HSK 7–9Character

and even, to the point of (as in 乃至)

Radical
丿
Strokes
2
Structure
Surrounds from top-right
Parts
丿
Traditional
乃
Frequency
#1522 most common character
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Meaning

nǎi

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  1. and even, to the point of (as in 乃至)
  2. then; therefore, said after giving a reason
  3. to be (as in 失败乃成功之母 'failure is the mother of success')

Examples

  • 他太累了,乃至没吃饭。

    tā tài lèi le nǎi zhì méi chī fàn

    He was so tired that he didn't even eat.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 雨很大,乃至我们没出去。

    yǔ hěn dà nǎi zhì wǒ men méi chū qù

    It rained so hard that we didn't go out.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 天黑了,乃回家去。

    tiān hēi le nǎi huí jiā qù

    It got dark, so (he) went home.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 2 strokes

Speed

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