乃
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
Stroke order
Examples
- 失败乃成功之母。Failure is the mother of success.
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.