CHARACTERS / NAI

“nai” is 3 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

1. 奶nǎibreastHSK 2 · TONE 3
2. 耐nài(bound form) to bearHSK 4 · TONE 4
3. 奈nàiused for its phonetic value in writing foreign wordsHSK 5 · TONE 4