nǎi

  1. nǎi adverb thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: In the sense of 于是 (CCD '乃' 2; FE '乃' 4)
  2. nǎi verb to be
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: In the sense of 是 (CCD '乃' 1; FE '乃' 1)
  3. nǎi pronoun you; yours
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Used as a singular second person pronoun in preclassical Chinese (CCD '乃' 3; FE '乃' 5; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 77).
  4. nǎi adverb also; moreover
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: (FE '乃' 3)
  5. nǎi conjunction however; but
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: (FE '乃' 2)
  6. nǎi conjunction if
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: (FE '乃' 2)

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