7 sentences for 乃 (nǎi — to be)

1. 恒言道：“失败乃成功之母。”

   héng yán dào:“ shī​bài nǎi chéng​gōng zhī mǔ.”

   As the saying goes, "Failure is the mother of success."

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 此乃冯大之业，不可轻视。

   cǐ nǎi píng dà zhī yè, bù kě qīng​shì.

   This is a grand undertaking and must not be underestimated.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 胜败乃兵家常事。

   shèng bài nǎi Bīng​jiā cháng​shì.

   Victory and defeat are common outcomes for a general.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

4. 失败乃成功之母。

   shī​bài nǎi chéng​gōng zhī mǔ.

   Failure is the mother of success.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. 钱财乃身外之物，不必看得太重。

   qián​cái nǎi shēn​wài​zhī​wù, bù​bì kàn de tài zhòng.

   Wealth is just a worldly possession; one shouldn't take it too seriously.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

6. “失败乃成功之母”是一句著名的格言。

   “ shī​bài nǎi chéng​gōng zhī mǔ” shì yī jù zhù​míng de gé​yán.

   'Failure is the mother of success' is a famous maxim.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

7. 我来本不是要审判世界，乃是要拯救世界。

   wǒ lái běn bù shì yào shěn​pàn shì​jiè, nǎi shì yào zhěng​jiù shì​jiè.

   I came not to judge the world, but to save it.

   Source: OpenSubtitles