HSK 1
  1. to hold
  2. to seize
  3. to catch
  4. to apprehend
  5. to take
  6. (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. to hold
  2. This meaning of 拿 indicates physically holding an object in one's hand.
  3. to seize
  4. 拿 can be used to indicate seizing something forcefully or quickly.
  5. to catch
  6. This meaning of 拿 is used to express catching something that is moving or escaping.
  7. to apprehend
  8. 拿 can be used in a formal context to mean apprehending or capturing a criminal or suspect.
  9. to take
  10. 拿 is also used in the sense of taking something.