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Character Decomposition
拿=合+手
Etymology
hand
Meanings
to hold
to seize
to catch
to apprehend
to take
(used in the same way as 把 bǎ: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
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Words with 拿 167 total
to arrest拘拿jū náto detain · to apprehend · to capture拿捕ná bǔto put on airs · self-important · high and mighty拿大ná dàto do a handstand拿顶ná dǐng(lit. and fig.) to grasp; to control · (dialect) affecting shyness; coy · (dialect) to deliberately create difficulties; to threaten拿捏ná niēpretentious · striking a pose拿乔ná qiáomaking things awkward · to cause difficulties · to exert influence · to attract拿人ná réntui na (form of Chinese manual therapy)推拿tuī náto arrest · to catch a criminal捉拿zhuō ná
Idioms with 拿 31 total Chain
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