old variant of 拿

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 2 trad. 㧱

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Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • 拿手náshǒuexpert inB7
  • 桑拿sāngná(loanword) saunaB7

See it in sentences

你能帮我拿一下吗?

Can you hold this for me?

他拿了一本书。

He took a book.