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拿下

ná xià · na xia

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to arrest
  2. to capture
  3. to seize
  4. to win (a set, a game etc)
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Game point

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，第一(dìyī)局(jú)你(nǐ)拿下(náxià)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, did you win the first game?

  2. Dengdeng

    拿下(náxià)了(le)！十一(shíyī)比(bǐ)九(jiǔ)。

    Won it! Eleven to nine.

  3. Liangliang

    太(tài)棒(bàng)了(le)！第二(dìèr)局(jú)呢(ne)？

    Great! What about the second game?

  4. Dengdeng

    第二(dìèr)局(jú)没(méi)拿下(náxià)，他(tā)打(dǎ)得(de)太(tài)快(kuài)了(le)。

    I didn't win the second one. He played too fast.

  5. Liangliang

    最后(zuìhòu)一(yī)局(jú)你(nǐ)拿下(náxià)，我(wǒ)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)吃(chī)冰棍(bīnggùn)。

    Win the last game and I'll treat you to a popsicle.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！那(nà)冰棍(bīnggùn)我(wǒ)也(yě)拿下(náxià)了(le)！

    Deal! Then that popsicle is mine too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

警(jǐng)察(chá)很(hěn)快(kuài)就(jiù)把(bǎ)小(xiǎo)偷(tōu)拿(ná)下(xià)了(le)。

The police quickly arrested the thief.

02

她(tā)在(zài)决(jué)赛(sài)中(zhōng)拿(ná)下(xià)了(le)第(dì)一(yī)盘(pán)。

She won the first set in the final.

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