乃是 meaning in English
equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4]
11 strokes
Meaning of 乃是
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
nǎishì
- equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4]
乃是 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
道德上的恶乃是无知的后果。
Moral evil is the result of ignorance.
Stroke order for each character
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乃 nǎi · to be · 2 strokes
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是 shì · to be · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 乃是.
| 还是 | háishi | still (as before); had better |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 但是 | dànshì | but; however |
| 可是 | kěshì | but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed |
| 正是 | zhèngshì | is precisely |
| 老是 | lǎoshì | always |
| 就是 | jiùshì | exactly; precisely; only; simply; just |
| 只是 | zhǐshì | merely; only; just; nothing but; simply |
| 要是 | yàoshi | (coll.) if |
| 总是 | zǒngshì | always |
| 有的是 | yǒudeshì | have plenty of; there's no lack of |
| 是否 | shìfǒu | whether (or not); if |
Questions about 乃是
What does 乃是 mean?
乃是 (nǎishì) means "equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4]".
How do you write 乃是?
乃是 is made of 2 characters: 乃 (2 strokes), 是 (9 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.