拿 ná — to take, to hold, to pick up (in the hand)

Meanings

1. 1

   to take, to hold, to pick up (in the hand)

   To have something in the hand or to reach for it. It pairs naturally with direction words: 拿来 (bring it here), 拿走 (take it away), 拿出来 (get it out).

   verb

Character breakdown

• 拿

  ná (second tone, rising)

  to take, to hold, to pick up; to seize, to capture; with, using (as a preposition)

  10 strokes⿱合手Radical 手

Example sentences

• 请把那本词典拿给我。/請把那本詞典拿給我。Qǐng (third tone, dipping) bǎ (third tone, dipping) nà (fourth tone, falling) běn (third tone, dipping) cídiǎn (second tone, rising) ná (second tone, rising) gěi (third tone, dipping) wǒ. (third tone, dipping)···

  Please pass me that dictionary.

• 他手里拿着一个大包。/他手裡拿著一個大包。Tā (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping) lǐ (third tone, dipping) názhe (second tone, rising) yí (second tone, rising) ge (neutral tone) dà (fourth tone, falling) bāo. (first tone, high and level)···

  He’s carrying a big bag in his hand.

Similar words

Words containing 拿

• 拿到ná (second tone, rising) dào (fourth tone, falling)to get
• 拿走ná (second tone, rising) zǒu (third tone, dipping)to take away
• 拿手ná (second tone, rising) shǒu (third tone, dipping)expert in
• 拿出ná (second tone, rising) chū (first tone, high and level)to take out
• 桑拿sāng (first tone, high and level) ná (second tone, rising)sauna (loanword)