拿náto hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take

1. 1.

   to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to takeverb

• 拿to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take

For everyday "take / hold," put the object right after 拿, and add 了 when the taking is done, as in 他拿了我的东西.

1. HSK 1

   请拿这个。

   Qǐng ná zhège.

   Please take / hold this.

2. HSK 1

   我拿书。

   Wǒ ná shū.

   I take / hold the book.

3. HSK 1

   他拿了我的东西。

   Tā ná le wǒ de dōngxi.

   He took my things.

4. HSK 1

   你拿什么？

   Nǐ ná shénme?

   What are you holding / taking?

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你拿什么？

   Nǐ ná shénme?

   What are you holding?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我拿书。

   Wǒ ná shū.

   I'm holding a book.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   请拿这个。

   Qǐng ná zhège.

   Please take this.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   好，我拿。

   Hǎo, wǒ ná.

   OK, I'll take it.

5. 
   Speaker A:

   他拿了你的东西吗？

   Tā ná le nǐ de dōngxi ma?

   Did he take your things?

6. 
   Speaker B:

   没有，我拿着。

   Méiyǒu, wǒ ná zhe.

   No, I'm holding them.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 请___这个。 (Please take this.)

   A拿B把了C给着
2. 2.Which means "He took my things"?

   A他拿了我的东西。B他给了我的东西拿。C他东西拿了我。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 你___什么？

   A拿B很C才

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