Chinese words starting with “nai”
10 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable nai. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 2 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial n · final ai · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 3rd tone 5
- 4th tone 5
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 奶奶nǎi naiHSK 1
(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; (coll.) boobies; breasts
- 奶茶nǎi cháHSK 3
milk tea
All 10 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 奶 | nǎi | n,v | breast; milk; to breastfeed | |
| 2 | 耐心 | nài xīn | a,ad,an | to be patient; patience | |
| 3 | 耐 | nài | v | (bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand | |
| 4 | 乃 | nǎi | v,c | to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon | |
| 5 | 奶牛 | nǎi niú | n | milk cow; dairy cow | |
| 6 | 乃至 | nǎi zhì | c | and even; to go so far as to | |
| 7 | 奶粉 | nǎi fěn | n | powdered milk | |
| 8 | 耐性 | nài xìng | n | patience | |
| 9 | 耐用 | nài yòng | a | durable | |
| 10 | 耐人寻味 | nài rén xún wèi | v | thought-provoking; worth thinking over; to provide food for thought |
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