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乃者
nǎi​zhě

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Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 乃 nǎi
    then
    (literary) only then; not until then; used to indicate that something happens late or after a specific condition is met
  2. 者 zhě pronoun
    [pronoun]
    (bound form) used after a number or direction word to refer back to people or things previously mentioned; translates as "the ... one" (e.g. "the former", "the two")