奈
nài
but, how; bear, stand, endure
- Strokes
- 8
- Level
- HSK 5 · TOCFL Level 4
- Frequency
- No. 1,395
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What 奈 means
used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 无奈 and 莫可奈何 (literary); used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words
Words with 奈
- 无奈wú nàito have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately
- 奈何nài héto do something to sb; to deal with; to cope; how?; to no avail
- 无可奈何wú kě nài héhave no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 无奈
- 奈秒nài miǎonanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (Tw); PRC equivalent: 纳秒
- 奈米nài mǐ(Tw) nanometer; nano- (prefix meaning "nanoscale")
- 怎奈zěn nài(often used in early vernacular) but alas; however
- 林奈lín nàiCarl Linnaeus; Carl Linné
- 没奈何mò nài héto have no alternative; to be helpless
- 奈培nài péineper (unit of ratio, Np)
- 山奈钾shān nài jiǎpotassium cyanide KCN
- 万般无奈wàn bān wú nàito have no way out; to have no alternative
- 莫可奈何mò kě nài hésee 无可奈何