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拿
ná
1.
to hold
2.
to seize
3.
to catch
4.
to apprehend
5.
to take
6.
(used in the same way as [[把<bǎ>]]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
吞拿
tūnná
tuna (loanword)
大拿
dàná
(coll.) man in power
拘拿
jūná
to arrest
拿下
náxià
to arrest
拿人
nárén
making things awkward
拿来
nálái
to bring
拿出
náchū
to take out
拿乔
náqiáo
pretentious
拿大
nádà
to put on airs
拿手
náshǒu
expert in
拿捏
nániē
to grasp
拿捕
nábǔ
to detain
拿权
náquán
to hold power
拿获
náhuò
to capture
拿索
Násuǒ
Nassau, capital of Bahamas (Tw)
拿走
názǒu
to take away
拿起
náqǐ
to pick up
拿办
nábàn
to arrest for punishment
拿铁
nátiě
latte (loanword)
拿顶
nádǐng
to do a handstand
Example Sentences (10)
还差一双筷子，你去拿一下。
Hái chà yì shuāng kuàizi, nǐ qù ná yíxià.
We're still short a pair of chopsticks; go get one.
Text 3
那个拿着碗吃饭的人是你哥哥吗？他和你长得真像。
Nà ge ná zhe wǎn chī fàn de rén shì nǐ gē ge ma? Tā hé nǐ zhǎng de zhēn xiàng.
Is the person eating from a bowl your older brother? He really looks like you.
Text 3
不用拿这些，宾馆都会免费提供的。再说，箱子已经够重的了！
Bùyòng ná zhèxiē, Bīnguǎn dōu huì miǎnfèi tígōng de. Zàishuō, Xiāngzi yǐjīng gòu zhòng de le!
You don’t need to take these; the hotel will provide them for free. Besides, the suitcase is already heavy enough!
Text 1
但是每次上课时，总会有学生忘了拿铅笔，
Dàn shì měi cì shàng kè shí, zǒng huì yǒu xué shēng wàng le ná qiān bǐ,
But every time in class, there are always students who forget to bring a pencil,
Text 4
那你等等，我上楼去给你拿一把伞。
Nà nǐ děng děng, wǒ shàng lóu qù gěi nǐ ná yì bǎ sǎn.
Then wait a moment; I'll go upstairs and get you an umbrella.
Text 3
好啊，我先把桌子搬出去，然后你把水果拿过来，我们听叔叔阿姨讲他们年轻时候的故事。
Hǎo a, wǒ xiān bǎ zhuōzi bān chūqù, ránhòu nǐ bǎ shuǐguǒ ná guòlái,wǒmen tīng shūshu āyí jiǎng tāmen niánqīng shíhou de gùshi.
Sure, I'll move the table out first, then you bring the fruit over, and we'll listen to uncle and aunt tell stories from when they were young.
Text 3
现在的手机更像是一部可以拿在手中的电脑，现代人的生活已经越来越离不开手机了。
Xiànzài de shǒujī gèng xiàng shì yí bù kěyǐ ná zài shǒuzhōng de diànnǎo, xiàndài rén de shēnghuó yǐjīng yuèláiyuè lí bù kāi shǒujī le.
Today's mobile phones are more like a computer you can hold in your hand, and modern people's lives are already increasingly inseparable from mobile phones.
Text 4
就拿学汉语来说吧，首先要注意课前预习，找出第二天要学习的重点；其次，上课时要认真听，不能马虎；最后，课后要记得复习。
Jiù ná xué Hànyǔ lái shuō ba, shǒuxiān yào zhùyì kèqián yùxí, zhǎochū dì'èr tiān yào xuéxí de zhòngdiǎn; qícì, shàngkè shí yào rènzhēn tīng, bù néng mǎhu; zuìhòu, kèhòu yào jìde fùxí.
Take learning Chinese as an example: first, preview before class and identify the key points for the next day; second, listen carefully in class and don't be careless; finally, remember to review after class.
Text 4
旁边那个拿着书笑的人是谁？
Pángbiān nàge názhe shū xiào de rén shì shéi?
Who is that person by the side holding a book and smiling?
Text 1
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 644
- Word Frequency Rank
- 261 of 84,292