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拿 (ná): to take, to hold

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HSK 2verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to take, to hold
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 2
Strokes: 10
Radical: 手
Structure: 上下结构

Full definitions

to hold
to seize
to catch
to apprehend
to take
(used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
to hold
to take (in hand)
to seize
to catch
to apprehend
to take (as in taking something along)
(used like 把 to mark the following noun as the object of the verb)
old variant of 拿[na2]
variant of 拿[na2]

Chinese explanation

用手或其他方式握住、取来某物
把东西握在手里或从别处取到自己手中
掌握、控制
用某种方式对待或处理。

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