拿

To hold in Chinese: 拿 (ná)

ná

to hold

HSK 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to hold
  2. 2to seize
  3. 3to catch
  4. 4to apprehend
  5. 5to take
  6. 6(used in the same way as 把: to mark the following noun as a direct object)

Stroke order

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拿

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄚˊ

ná

ㄋ/ nㄚ/ aˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 拿本书读！

    ná běn shū dú！

    Take a book and read it.

  • 谁拿了钱？

    shuí ná le qián？

    Who took the money?

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Related words

拿出

ná chū

to take out

拿到

ná dào

to get

拿走

ná zǒu

to take away

拿手

ná shǒu

expert in

桑拿

sāng ná

sauna (loanword)

奶奶

nǎi nai

(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)

南

nán

south

难

nán

difficult (to...)

难过

nán guò

to feel sad

年级

nián jí

grade

年轻

nián qīng

young

鸟

niǎo

bird

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