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The Chinese word nai - 奈 - nài
(to bear in Chinese)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

nài

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English translations

to bear, what,
to endure, how, but

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 奈 ( nài ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly.
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Chinese characters  ( nai / nài ) with pronunciation (English translation: to bear )
The traditional Chinese characters of nài are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 奈 ( nai / nài ) Writing in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ŏ, ù).

Tamen neng nai wo he?
Tāmen néng nài wŏ hé?
 – English translation: What can they do to me?

Character complexity
the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character the more strokes, the harder it is to write and memorize this character 

is composed of 8 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

how  |  to have no choice
 
Chinese example words containing the character 奈 ( nai / nài )
无奈 ( wúnài = not to be able to do anything but )
Other characters that are pronounced nài in Chinese
More words that mean to bear in Chinese
chéng ( 承 ), ( 负 ), kān ( 堪 ), rĕn ( 忍 ), shòu ( 受 ), yīng ( 膺 )
More words that mean what in Chinese
( 何 ), shén ( 什 ), shénme ( 什么 ), zĕn ( 怎 ), zĕnme ( 怎么 )

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