拿 (ná) — to take; to hold; to grasp.
Memory aid: A hand (手) holding a jar, its lid joined shut (合): take, hold.
Example sentences with 拿:
- 请拿这个。 — Qǐng ná zhège. — Please take this.
- 他拿走了我的书。 — Tā ná zǒu le wǒ de shū. — He took my book away.
- 你可以帮我拿一下杯子吗？ — Nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ ná yīxià bēizi ma? — Can you help me get the cup?
- 你应该把那个文件拿给经理看。 — Nǐ yīnggāi bǎ nàge wénjiàn ná gěi jīnglǐ kàn. — You should take that document for the manager to see.
- 为了拿到好成绩，他每天都很努力。 — Wèile nádào hǎo chéngjī, tā měitiān dōu hěn nǔlì. — In order to get good grades, he works hard every day.
- 这件事会有什么结果，现在谁也拿不准。 — Zhè jiàn shì huì yǒu shén me jié guǒ, xiàn zài shéi yě ná bu zhǔn. — Nobody can be sure yet how this will turn out.
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