# 乃 (nǎi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 乃 (nǎi) means “to be; therefore; only then”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be; therefore; only then
- Pinyin: nǎi (nai3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 失败乃成功之母。
  Shībài nǎi chénggōng zhī mǔ.
  Failure is the mother of success.

https://hanziro.com/word/nai-be/

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