奈

nài

Meanings

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nài

1.used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 无奈[wú nài] and 莫可奈何[mò kě nài hé] (literary)
2.used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words

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Wiktionary

1.how; why (used in rhetorical questions)
2.to bear; to stand; to endure
3.nano- (SI unit prefix)

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Etymology

A shape variant of 柰 (Wang, 1996). ; “how; why” ; “nano-”

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Components

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Related words

无奈 to have no alternative 奈培 neper (unit of ratio, Np)奈秒 nanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (Tw)奈飞 Netflix, American entertainment company 奈何 to do something to sb 基奈 Kenai (Peninsula, Lake, Mountains), Alaska (Tw)钦奈 Chennai, capital of southeast Indian state Tamil Nadu 泰米尔纳德邦[Tài mǐ ěr Nà dé bāng]奈米 (Tw) nanometer 西奈 Sinai Peninsula 山奈 (loanword) cyanide 莫奈 Claude Monet (1840-1926), French impressionist painter 奈良 Nara (prefecture and city in Japan)