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how to write nai(be) in chinese

乃

pinyinnǎi
radicals丿Stroke count2
eanglish meaningbe; be really; be indeed; so; therefore; hence; only then; you; your

Stroke order of the Chinese character "乃" (nai)

Handwriting

v. （是; 就是; 实在是） be; be really; be indeed:

1. 失败乃成功之母。
Failure is the mother of success.

adv. （于是） so; therefore; hence:

1. 因山势高峻，乃在山腰休息片时。
It was a steep climb, so we rested for a while halfway up the hill.

adv. （才） only then:

1. 今乃知之。
I didn't know it until now.

2. 惟虚心乃能进步。
You can make progress only if you are modest.

pron. （你; 你的） you; your:

1. 乃父
your father