拿 - Learn Chinese Everyday

Pronunciation	:	ná

Meaning	:	hold; take. (v) capture. (v) be able to do; be sure of. (v) cope with. (v) put on. (v) get. (v) with; by. (prep) used in the same way as 把 bǎ. (prep)
Radical	:	手
Strokes	:	10
Traditional	:	拿
Usage	:	18.9%

Common Words / Phrases:

拿下

ná xià

arrest; occupy, conquer

拿手

ná shǒu

expert; be good at

缉拿

jī ná

apprehend; arrest

Sentences:

1. He’s holding a book in his hand.

tā	shǒu	lǐ	ná	zhe	yì	běn	shū	。
他	手	里	拿	着	一	本	书	。

他	:	he
手	:	hand
里	:	in
拿	:	hold
着	:	added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state
一	:	one
本	:	measure word
书	:	book

2. They have caught the thief.

tā	men	yǐ	jīng	bǎ	xiǎo	tōu	ná	xià	le	。
他	们	已	经	把	小	偷	拿	下	了	。

他们	:	they
已经	:	already
把	:	used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be accompanied by some other expression.
小偷	:	thief
拿下	:	arrest, caught
了	:	(particle) used after an action that has taken place

3. I’m not sure whether he’s coming or not.

wǒ	ná	bù	zhǔn	tā	dào	dǐ	lái	bù	lái	。
我	拿	不	准	他	到	底	来	不	来	。

4. He got third prize.

tā	ná	le	jì	jūn	。
他	拿	了	季	军	。

他	:	she
拿	:	get
了	:	(particle) used after an action that has taken place
季军	:	thrid prize

5. She dried her hair with a towel.

tā	ná	máo	jīn	bǎ	tóu	fa	cā	gān	。
她	拿	毛	巾	把	头	发	擦	干	。

她	:	she
拿	:	with; by
毛巾	:	towel
把	:	used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be accompanied by some other expression.
头发	:	hair
擦	:	wipe
干	:	dry