Meaning
slave
Chinese: 奴隶，也用于贬称。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “nu” becomes a different word in each tone. 奴 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 奴隶nú lìslave
- 奴家nú jiā(old) your servant (humble self-reference by young female)
- 家奴jiā núdomestic slave; slave servant
- 奴工nú gōngslave labor; slave worker
- 奴性nú xìngservility; doormat mentality
Example Sentence
在古代，奴隶过着十分悲惨的生活。Zài gǔ dài, nú lì guò zhe shí fēn bēi cǎn de shēng huó.In ancient times, slaves lived very miserable lives.
在Zàiat古代gǔ dàiancient times，奴隶nú lìslave过guòto cross着zhe(ongoing action)十分shí fēnvery悲惨bēi cǎnmiserable的deof生活shēng huóto live。