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乃是

nǎi shì

2-character word

What 乃是 means

1. equivalent to either {是|shì} or {就是|jiù shì}

The characters in 乃是

• 乃nǎito be; thus; so
• 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true…

Example sentences

• 道德上的恶乃是无知的后果。
  Dàodé shàng de è nǎishì wúzhī de hòuguǒ.
  Moral evil is the result of ignorance.
• 世界上只有两个东西是无限的，一为宇宙，一为人类的愚蠢，我所不能肯定的乃是前者。
  Shìjiè shàng zhǐ yǒu liǎng gè dōngxi shì wúxiàn de, yī wèi yǔzhòu, yī wéirén lèi de yúchǔn, wǒ suǒ bù néng kěndìng de nǎishì qiánzhě.
  Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.