乃是 nǎi shì — is; namely

乃是
nǎi shì

Characters: 乃 · 是

Definitions

  1. is; namely

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4]

ExtDict

  1. 却是
  2. 是
  3. 就是。

Examples

  • 这棵苍松，乃是明代一位名士亲手所植。

    This ancient pine was personally planted by a famous scholar of the Ming dynasty.

  • 他如此坚决，乃是早有打算。

    His being so resolute shows he had long planned it.

  • 正所谓失败乃是成功之母。

    As the saying goes, failure is the mother of success.