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拿 ná

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
ná | na2
English translation
old variant of 拿 ná [ná]
variant of 拿 ná [ná]
to bring, to grasp, to hold, to take

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About 拿 ná

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HSK level

3

Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

拿 ná

Contains the radical

手 shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of 拿 ná

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱合手 hé shǒu

Semantic compound

手 shǒu

Phonetic compound

合 gě

Explanation

Depicts bringing the hands (手 shǒu ) together (合 gě ) to hold (拿 ná ) something.

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Example sentences using 拿 ná

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" 愿 yuàn 不 bù 愿意 yuànyì 让 ràng 我 wǒ 拿 ná 到 dào 亚特兰大 Yà tè lán dà ,去刻上 shǎng 几个 jǐ ge 字 zì 呀 ya ?

" Would you like for me to take it to Atlanta and have it engraved? "

唉 āi 呀 ya ! 旅行袋 lǚ xíng dài 忘 wàng 了 le 拿 ná 了 le .

Oh dear! The travelling bag has been left behind.

你 nǐ 摊 tān 开 kāi 手 shǒu ,让 ràng 我 wǒ 看 kān 看你拿 ná 的 de 是 shì 什么 shénme .

Open your hand and let me see what you have in it.

快给我拿 ná 到 dào 地下室 dì xià shì 里 lǐ ,丢 diū 到 dào 火炉 huǒ lú 里 lǐ .

Take it down to the basement and throw it into the furnace. "

我 wǒ 刚 gāng 把 bǎ 她 tā 的 de 生日 shēngrì 贺卡 hè kǎ 拿 ná 去 qù 邮局 yóujú 寄 jì .

I've just taken her birthday card down to the post.

Words with 拿 ná

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
拿 ná to hold拿 ná
拿出 ná chū to take out拿出 ná chū
加拿大 Jiā ná dà Canada加拿大 Jiā ná dà
拿走 ná zǒu to take away拿走 ná zǒu
拿起 ná qǐ to pick up拿起 ná qǐ
拿来 ná lái to bring拿來
拿手 náshǒu expert in拿手 náshǒu
拿破仑 Ná pò lún Napoleon (name)拿破崙
拿下 ná xià to arrest拿下 ná xià
巴拿马 Bā ná mǎ Panama巴拿馬
桑拿 sāng ná sauna (loanword)桑拿 sāng ná
推拿 tuī ná tui na (form of Chinese manual therapy)推拿 tuī ná
缉拿 jī ná to arrest緝拿
捉拿 zhuō ná to arrest捉拿 zhuō ná
拿人 ná rén making things awkward拿人 ná rén
蒙大拿 Méng dà ná Montana, US state蒙大拿 Méng dà ná
拿大 ná dà to put on airs拿大 ná dà
捉拿归案 zhuō ná guī àn to bring to justice捉拿歸案
十拿九稳 shí ná jiǔ wěn to be a cinch十拿九穩
蒙大拿州 Méng dà ná zhōu Montana, US state蒙大拿州 Méng dà ná zhōu
拿来主义 ná lái zhǔ yì the attitude of mechanically borrowing (ideas etc)拿來主義
巴拿马运河 Bā ná mǎ Yùn hé Panama Canal巴拿馬運河
拿主意 ná zhǔ yi to make a decision拿主意 ná zhǔ yi
拿撒勒 Ná sǎ lè Nazareth (in Biblical Palestine)拿撒勒 Ná sǎ lè

拿 ná Decomposition & Compounds

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拿 ná Decomposition

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拿 ná Compounds

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