No. 2,333 in Chinese
乃
"乃" means "is," "indeed," or "thus," often indicating causation or emphasis.
In a sentence
此事乃昨日发生的。
This event occurred yesterday.
In this sentence, '乃' is used as a literary and formal substitute for '是', indicating equivalence or being.
君乃知己，此生有幸。
You are a soulmate; I'm fortunate in this life.
Here, '乃' expresses subject-predicate relation, formal and poetic in tone, often used to emphasize important statements.
智慧乃成功之母。
Wisdom is the mother of success.
In this example, '乃' is utilized as 'is', often seen in proverbs or expressions of general truth, providing a tone of importance and classicism.
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