to take, to hold, to grasp
Animated Stroke Order 拿
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HSK Vocabulary: 拿
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 拿 is used in context
1
tā他
zuò做
cài菜
hěn很
ná拿
shǒu手
。
He is good at cooking.
2
wǒ我
qù去
ná拿
dōng东
xī西
gěi给
nǐ你
。
I will take things for you.
3
qǐng请
nǐ你
bāng帮
wǒ我
ná拿
zhǔ主
yì意
。
Please help me make a decision.
4
wǒ我
mā妈
mā妈
zuò做
fàn饭
hěn很
ná拿
shǒu手
。
My mom is very good at cooking.
5
tā他
huà画
huà画
hěn很
ná拿
shǒu手
，
jīng经
cháng常
cān参
jiā加
bǐ比
sài赛
。
He is skilled at drawing and often participates in competitions.
6
zhè这
wèi位
chú厨
shī师
zuì最
ná拿
shǒu手
de的
cài菜
shì是
hóng红
shāo烧
ròu肉
，
wèi味
dào道
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
。
The chef's specialty dish is braised pork belly, which tastes especially delicious.
7
wǒ我
qù去
xǐ洗
sāng桑
ná拿
。
I go to take a sauna.
8
yùn运
dòng动
hòu后
xǐ洗
gè个
sāng桑
ná拿
hěn很
shū舒
fú服
。
Taking a sauna after exercise is very comfortable.
9
zhè这
jiā家
jiǔ酒
diàn店
de的
sāng桑
ná拿
fáng房
shè设
shī施
qí齐
quán全
，
huán环
jìng境
yōu优
yǎ雅
。
The sauna room in this hotel has complete facilities and an elegant environment.
Information
Traditional拿
Radical手
Strokes10
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#294
Zhuyinㄋㄚˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+62FF
CangjieOMRQ
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality