拿【ná】
HSK 1
- 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)
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to hold
- to seize
- to catch
- to apprehend
- to take
This meaning of 拿 indicates physically holding an object in one's hand.
拿 can be used to indicate seizing something forcefully or quickly.
This meaning of 拿 is used to express catching something that is moving or escaping.
拿 can be used in a formal context to mean apprehending or capturing a criminal or suspect.
The police apprehended the suspect.
拿 is also used in the sense of taking something.