乃 nǎi HSK7 then Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (3) All meanings 9 nǎi 9 to be 7only 1thus 1 9 sentences 恒言道:“失败乃成功之母。” héng yán dào:“ shībài nǎi chénggōng zhī mǔ.” As the saying goes, "Failure is the mother of success." Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary此乃冯大之业,不可轻视。 cǐ nǎi píng dà zhī yè, bù kě qīngshì. This is a grand undertaking and must not be underestimated. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary胜败乃兵家常事。 shèng bài nǎi Bīngjiā chángshì. Victory and defeat are common outcomes for a general. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary失败乃成功之母。 shībài nǎi chénggōng zhī mǔ. Failure is the mother of success. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary钱财乃身外之物,不必看得太重。 qiáncái nǎi shēnwàizhīwù, bùbì kàn de tài zhòng. Wealth is just a worldly possession; one shouldn't take it too seriously. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary“失败乃成功之母”是一句著名的格言。 “ shībài nǎi chénggōng zhī mǔ” shì yī jù zhùmíng de géyán. 'Failure is the mother of success' is a famous maxim. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary我来本不是要审判世界,乃是要拯救世界。 wǒ lái běn bù shì yào shěnpàn shìjiè, nǎi shì yào zhěngjiù shìjiè. I came not to judge the world, but to save it. Source: OpenSubtitles闻其名,乃知其人。 wén qí míng, nǎi zhī qí rén. By hearing the name, one knows the person. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary此时乃悟其意。 cǐshí nǎi wù qí yì. It was only then that I understood his intention. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary