HSK C7-9/V7-9
Correct
乃
/ nǎi /
Strokes
Definition
to be/thus/so/therefore/then/only/thereupon
Example
As a Verb
be
1
Xūyào
需要
nǎi
乃
fāmíng
发明
zhī
之
mǔ
母
。
Necessity is the mother of inventions.
2
Zhēn
真
nǎi
乃
guàishì
怪事
。
It's really strange.
As an Adverb
so; therefore
3
Tā
他
yīn
因
bùmǎn
不满
dāngcháo
当朝
,
nǎi
乃
yǐnjū
隐居
shān
山
zhōng
中
。
Discontented with the authority, he lived in seclusion in a mountain.
As an Adverb
only after; then
4
Fúyào
服药
hòu
后
bìng
病
nǎi
乃
huǎnjiě
缓解
。
Only after taking the medicine did his conditions improve.
As a Pronoun
your
5
Nǎi
乃
xiōng
兄
your brother
6
Nǎi
乃
wēng
翁
your father