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Hanzi

拿

to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take/(used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

ná

Bopomofo

ㄋㄚˊ

Jyutping

laa2

Example sentences

拿 ná
他手裡拿著一本書。
他手里拿著一本书。

He is holding a book in his hand.

支 zhī
他從口袋裡拿出了一支鋼筆。
他从口袋里拿出了一支钢笔。

He took a fountain pen out of his pocket.

拿下 náxià
他從牆上拿下那張舊照片。
他从墙上拿下那张旧照片。

He took the old photo down from the wall.

單項 / 单项 dānxiàng
她在游泳比賽中拿下單項冠軍。
她在游泳比赛中拿下单项冠军。

She won the individual-event title in the swimming competition.

拿出 náchū
他從口袋裡拿出一把鑰匙。
他从口袋里拿出一把钥匙。

He took out a key from his pocket.

報警 / 报警 bàojǐng
看到有人在偷車，他立刻拿出手機報警。
看到有人在偷车，他立刻拿出手机报警。

After seeing someone stealing a car, he immediately took out his phone to call the police.

拿走 názǒu
請不要把我的書拿走。
请不要把我的书拿走。

Please don't take my book away.

Example Vocabulary

拿

na2

to hold; to take; to seize

加拿大

拿下

na2'xia4

to take down; to win or secure; to capture

拿來

拿出

na2'chu1

to take out; to produce

拿走

na2'zou3

to take away; to remove

吞拿

吞拿魚

巴拿馬

手拿包

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