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拿

ná · na

Traditional 㧱 / 拏

HSK 1Old HSK 3

Meaning

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ná 拿

  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)

ná 㧱

  1. old variant of 拿 (ná)

ná 拏

  1. variant of 拿 (ná)
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In a conversation

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A heavy bag

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)拿(ná)了(le)什么(shénme)好吃(hǎochī)的(de)？

    What tasty thing did you get?

  2. Dengdeng

    一(yī)杯(bēi)奶茶(nǎichá)，给(gěi)你(nǐ)的(de)。

    A cup of milk tea, for you.

  3. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)！你(nǐ)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)拿(ná)一下(yīxià)包(bāo)，好吗(hǎoma)？

    Thanks! Can you hold my bag for a moment?

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)。哇(wa)，这个(zhège)包(bāo)好(hǎo)重(zhòng)！

    OK. Wow, this bag is so heavy!

  5. Liangliang

    都是(dōushì)你(nǐ)的(de)书(shū)，你(nǐ)上周(shàngzhōu)放在(fàngzài)我家(wǒjiā)的(de)。

    It is all your books. You left them at my place last week.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)自己(zìjǐ)拿(ná)吧(ba)，谢谢(xièxie)你(nǐ)！

    Then I will carry them myself. Thank you!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)错(cuò)拿(ná)了(le)你(nǐ)的(de)雨(yǔ)伞(sǎn)。

I took your umbrella by mistake.

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02

他(tā)手(shǒu)里(lǐ)拿(ná)着(zhe)一(yì)杯(bēi)热(rè)茶(chá)。

He is holding a cup of hot tea in his hand.

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