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奶

nǎi · nai

Traditional 妳 / 嬭

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Meaning

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nǎi 奶

  1. breast
  2. milk
  3. to breastfeed

nǎi 妳

  1. variant of 嬭 / 奶 (nǎi)

nǎi 嬭

  1. mother
  2. variant of 奶 (nǎi)
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Too much milk

  1. Dengdeng

    来(lái)杯(bēi)咖啡(kāfēi)，加(jiā)奶(nǎi)。

    One coffee with milk, please.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)是(shì)，加(jiā)奶(nǎi)不(bù)加(jiā)糖(táng)。

    Me too. Milk, no sugar.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，我(wǒ)的(de)咖啡(kāfēi)全是(quánshì)奶(nǎi)。

    Look, my coffee is all milk.

  4. Liangliang

    奶(nǎi)太(tài)多(duō)，就(jiù)变成(biànchéng)牛奶(niúnǎi)了(le)。

    With that much milk, it is just a glass of milk.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)本来(běnlái)想(xiǎng)喝(hē)咖啡(kāfēi)，现在(xiànzài)只(zhǐ)想(xiǎng)喝(hē)奶(nǎi)。

    I wanted coffee. Now I only want milk.

  6. Liangliang

    没事(méishì)，你(nǐ)就(jiù)当(dāng)它(tā)是(shì)一杯(yībēi)热(rè)牛奶(niúnǎi)。

    Never mind, pretend it is a hot glass of milk.

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2 examples
01

梅(méi)纳(nà)德(dé)买(mǎi)了(le)一(yì)些(xiē)杏(xìng)仁(rén)奶(nǎi)。

Mennad bought some almond milk.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by OsoHombre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)每(měi)天(tiān)都(dōu)要(yào)喝(hē)一(yì)杯(bēi)热(rè)奶(nǎi)。

The child drinks a cup of hot milk every day.

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