奶 (nǎi): grandmother, milk
奶 (nǎi) is a Chinese character meaning “grandmother, milk.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 女 (semantic) and 乃 (phonetic). It ranks #1270 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 奶 woman. Its radical form 女 (woman) appears in many related characters such as 女 (nǚ, woman), 她 (tā, she), 好 (hǎo, good).
Definitions
- grandmother, milk
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 奶
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 奶奶noun | nǎi nai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) | 2 |
| 牛奶noun | niú nǎi | cow's milk | 1 |
| 酸奶noun | suān nǎi | yogurt | 4 |
| 奶粉noun | nǎi fěn | powdered milk | 6 |
| 奶茶noun | nǎi chá | milk tea | 2 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奶酪 | nǎi lào | cheese |
| 奶油 | nǎi yóu | cream |
| 奶牛 | nǎi niú | milk cow |
| 奶子 | nǎi zi | (coll.) milk |
| 老奶奶 | lǎo nǎi nai | (coll.) father's father's mother |
| 奶头 | nǎi tóu | nipple |
| 喂奶 | wèi nǎi | to breast-feed |
| 豆奶 | dòu nǎi | soy milk |
| 奶妈 | nǎi mā | wet nurse |
| 奶嘴 | nǎi zuǐ | nipple (on a baby's bottle) |
| 羊奶 | yáng nǎi | sheep's milk |
| 奶瓶 | nǎi píng | baby's feeding bottle |
| 鲜奶 | xiān nǎi | fresh milk |
| 奶水 | nǎi shuǐ | breast milk |
| 奶制品 | nǎi zhì pǐn | dairy product |
奶 appears in 100 compound words: 47 as the first character, 29 as the last, and 24 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 奶 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
奶奶今年八十岁了，但身体还很硬朗。
Nǎinai jīnnián bāshí suì le, dàn shēntǐ hái hěn yìnglang.
Grandmother is eighty years old this year, but she is still in good health.
无糖的食品有哪些?饮料、糕点、酸奶都有无糖版吗
wú táng de shí pǐn yǒu nǎ xiē ? yǐn liào , gāo diǎn , suān nǎi dōu yǒu wú táng bǎn ma
What are sugar-free foods? Do drinks, pastries, and yogurt have sugar-free versions?
...正的无糖食品推荐哪些?配料只有生牛乳的酸奶算吗
. . . zhèng de wú táng shí pǐn tuī jiàn nǎ xiē ? pèi liào zhī yǒu shēng niú rǔ de suān nǎi suàn ma
... What are the recommended sugar-free foods? Is yogurt with only raw milk counted?
“台中有钙赞”首日上路 学童领鲜奶容量不一
tái zhōng yǒu gài zàn shǒu rì shàng lù xué tóng lǐng xiān nǎi róng liàng bù yī
"Taichung Calcium Praise" was on the road on the first day, and the school children received different capacities of fresh milk
洗面奶什么牌子好?聚焦公认好用的洗面奶年终榜T...
xǐ miàn nǎi shén má pái zǐ hǎo ? jù jiāo gōng rèn hǎo yòng de xǐ miàn nǎi nián zhōng bǎng T . . .
What brand of facial cleanser is good? Focus on the year-end list of facial cleansers that are recognized as easy to use...
1935年出生的奶奶,解锁触屏
nián chū shēng de nǎi nǎi , xiè suǒ chù bīng
Grandma, born in 1935, unlocks the touchscreen.
想吃一点巧克力奶酪吗？
Xiǎng chī yīdiǎn qiǎokèlì nǎilào ma?
How about some chocolate cheese?
你不知道乳酪是用牛奶做的吗？
Nǐ bù zhīdào rǔlào shì yòng niúnǎi zuò de ma?
Don't you know cheese is made from milk?
你要在咖啡上加些奶油吗？
Nǐ yào zài kāfēi shàng jiā xiē nǎiyóu ma?
Would you like some cream in your coffee?
你喜欢什么牌子的酸奶？
Nǐ xǐhuan shénme páizi de suānnǎi?
What's your favorite brand of yogurt?
Character Family
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