奶
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nǎi · milk

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5Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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女Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 奶

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nǎiWords pronounced nǎi
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Example sentences

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Suǒ yǒu de niú nǎi dōu yì chū qù le.所有的牛奶都溢出去了。

All of the milk was spilled.

Source: Tatoeba #897291 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì wǒ nǎinai de jiǎ yá.这是我奶奶的假牙。

These are my grandmother's artificial teeth.

Source: Tatoeba #11571977 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de bǎobao kāi shǐ kū le, tā xiǎng yào chī nǎi.我的宝宝开始哭了,他想要吃奶。

My baby began crying, asking for milk.

Source: Tatoeba #481201 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Suǒ yǒu de niú nǎi dōu sǎ chū qù le.所有的牛奶都灑出去了。

All of the milk was spilled.

Source: Tatoeba #897292 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qǐng zài zài wǒ de chá lǐ jiā diǎn niú nǎi.请再在我的茶里加点牛奶。

Add a little more milk to my tea, please.

Source: Tatoeba #673272 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā hē le yì zhěng píng de niú nǎi.他喝了一整瓶的牛奶。

He drank a whole bottle of milk.

Source: Tatoeba #881102 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 奶 in context

  1. Say nǎi, then recall the core meaning: milk.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 牛奶 (niú nǎi), meaning “cow's milk”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 奶 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.