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拿

ná

to take, to hold

to take, to hold
Memory picture

Character

拿 ná

Strokes
10
Radical
手 — hand
Made of
合 to combine, to join, to unite 手 hand
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我拿一个苹果。 Wǒ ná yí gè píngguǒ. I'll take an apple.
  • 请拿一杯水。 Qǐng ná yì bēi shuǐ. Please take a glass of water.
  • 我能拿这个吗? Wǒ néng ná zhège ma? Can I take this?
  • 请拿这本书。 Qǐng ná zhè běn shū. Please take this book.
  • 你拿不拿手机? Nǐ ná bu ná shǒujī? Are you taking your phone or not?
  • 别拿我的本子。 Bié ná wǒ de běnzi. Don't take my notebook.
  • 妈妈拿书去学校。 Māma ná shū qù xuéxiào. Mom is taking a book to school.
  • 请拿一个杯子。 Qǐng ná yí ge bēizi. Please take a cup.
  • 老师拿什么来了? Lǎoshī ná shénme lái le? What did the teacher bring?
  • 我来拿你的书包。 Wǒ lái ná nǐ de shūbāo. I'll carry your schoolbag.

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