乃
nǎi HSK7

then

Senses

乃 nǎi variants: 廼 to be

(literary) to be; refers to something being truly or certainly the case

乃 nǎi variants: 廼 you

(literary) your; you

乃 nǎi variants: 廼 then

(literary) only then; not until then; used to indicate that something happens late or after a specific condition is met

乃 nǎi variants: 廼 so

(literary) so; therefore; and then; used to show a sequence of events or a result

乃 nǎi variants: 廼 unexpectedly

(literary) unexpectedly; to one's surprise; actually; used to express that something is contrary to what was expected

乃 nǎi surname

a Chinese surname

乃 nǎi if

(literary) if; provided that

References

variant 乃/廼 → 迺/迺
same_as 迺/迺 → 乃/乃