乃是 nǎi shì ㄋㄞˇ ㄕˋ naai5 si6
- equivalent to either 是 shì ㄕˋ or 就是 jiù shì ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ
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乃
- 乃至 nǎi zhì ㄋㄞˇ ㄓˋ naai5 zi3 and even; to go so far as to
- 乃东 乃東 Nǎi dōng ㄋㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄥ naai5 dung1 see 乃东区
- 乃尔 乃爾 nǎi ěr ㄋㄞˇ ㄦˇ naai5 ji5 thus
- 欸乃 ǎi nǎi ㄞˇ ㄋㄞˇ (onom.) (literary) the creaking of a stern-mounted oar
- 西乃 Xī nǎi ㄒㄧ ㄋㄞˇ sai1 naai5 Sinai
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- 乃堆拉 Nǎi duī lā ㄋㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄟ ㄌㄚ naai5 deoi1 laai1 Nathu La (Himalayan pass on Silk Road between Tibet and Indian Sikkim)
- 乃东区 乃東區 Nǎi dōng Qū ㄋㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄑㄩ naai5 dung1 keoi1 Nedong, a district of Shannan City 山南市, Tibet
- 吉木乃 Jí mù nǎi ㄐㄧˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄋㄞˇ gat1 muk6 naai5 see 吉木乃县
- 安乃近 ān nǎi jìn ㄢ ㄋㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ on1 naai5 gan6 analgin (loanword)
- 康乃馨 kāng nǎi xīn ㄎㄤ ㄋㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄣ hong1 naai5 hing1 carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) (loanword)
- 木乃伊 mù nǎi yī ㄇㄨˋ ㄋㄞˇ ㄧ muk6 naai5 ji1 (loanword) mummy (preserved corpse)
- 美乃滋 měi nǎi zī ㄇㄟˇ ㄋㄞˇ ㄗ mei5 naai5 zi1 mayonnaise (loanword) (Tw)
- 西乃山 Xī nǎi Shān ㄒㄧ ㄋㄞˇ ㄕㄢ sai1 naai5 saan1 Mount Sinai
- 吉木乃县 吉木乃縣 Jí mù nǎi Xiàn ㄐㄧˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄋㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ gat1 muk6 naai5 jyun6 Jeminay Ciunty, a county in Altay Prefecture 阿勒泰地区, Xinjiang
- 康乃狄克 Kāng nǎi dí kè ㄎㄤ ㄋㄞˇ ㄉㄧˊ ㄎㄜˋ hong1 naai5 dik6 hak1 Connecticut, US state (Tw)
- 木乃伊化 mù nǎi yī huà ㄇㄨˋ ㄋㄞˇ ㄧ ㄏㄨㄚˋ muk6 naai5 ji1 faa3 to mummify
- 纳塔乃耳 納塔乃耳 Nà tǎ nǎi ěr ㄋㄚˋ ㄊㄚˇ ㄋㄞˇ ㄦˇ naap6 taap3 naai5 ji5 Nathaniel
是
- 但是 dàn shì ㄉㄢˋ ㄕˋ daan6 si6 but; however
- 便是 biàn shì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ bin6 si6 (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
- 倒是 dào shi ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄕ dou3 si6 contrary to what one might expect
- 光是 guāng shì ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕˋ gwong1 si6 solely
- 凡是 fán shì ㄈㄢˊ ㄕˋ faan4 si6 each and every; every; all; any
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- 却是 卻是 què shì ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕˋ koek3 si6 nevertheless
- 只是 zhǐ shì ㄓˇ ㄕˋ zi2 si6 merely; only; just; nothing but
- 可是 kě shì ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ ho2 si6 but; however
- 就是 jiù shì ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ zau6 si6 exactly; precisely
- 或是 huò shì ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ waak6 si6 or
- 于是 於是 yú shì ㄩˊ ㄕˋ jyu1 si6 thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
- 是否 shì fǒu ㄕˋ ㄈㄡˇ si6 fau2 whether (or not)
- 是非 shì fēi ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ si6 fei1 right and wrong
- 更是 gèng shì ㄍㄥˋ ㄕˋ gang3 si6 even more (so)
- 正是 zhèng shì ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˋ zing3 si6 is precisely
- 真是 zhēn shi ㄓㄣ ˙ㄕ zan1 si6 indeed; truly
- 算是 suàn shì ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ syun3 si6 considered to be
- 总是 總是 zǒng shì ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄕˋ zung2 si6 always
- 老是 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 si6 always
- 而是 ér shì ㄦˊ ㄕˋ ji4 si6 rather
Idioms with these characters
- 搬弄是非 bān nòng shì fēi ㄅㄢ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ bun1 lung6 si6 fei1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
- 沉默是金 chén mò shì jīn ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cam4 mak6 si6 gam1 silence is golden (idiom)
- 颠倒是非 顛倒是非 diān dǎo shì fēi ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ din1 dou2 si6 fei1 (idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead
Show 7 more idioms with 是
- 独行其是 獨行其是 dú xíng qí shì ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ duk6 hang4 kei4 si6 to go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others
- 俯拾皆是 fǔ shí jiē shì ㄈㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕˋ fu2 sap6 gaai1 si6 lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)
- 各行其是 gè xíng qí shì ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ gok3 hang4 kei4 si6 each one does what he thinks is right (idiom)
- 混淆是非 hùn xiáo shì fēi ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄠˊ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ wan6 ngaau4 si6 fei1 to confuse right and wrong (idiom)
- 见风是雨 見風是雨 jiàn fēng shì yǔ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥ ㄕˋ ㄩˇ gin3 fung1 si6 jyu5 lit. see the wind and assume it will rain (idiom); fig. gullible
- 积非成是 積非成是 jī fēi chéng shì ㄐㄧ ㄈㄟ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ zik1 fei1 sing4 si6 a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth
- 口是心非 kǒu shì xīn fēi ㄎㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄈㄟ hau2 si6 sam1 fei1 duplicity
Example sentences
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道德 上 的 恶 惡 乃是 无知 無知 的 后果 後果 。
Moral evil is the result of ignorance.
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世界 上 只有 两 兩 个 個 东西 東西 是 无限 無限 的 ， 一 为 為 宇宙 ， 一 为人 為人 类 類 的 愚蠢 ， 我 所 不能 肯定 的 乃是 前者 。
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
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