Word: 拿 (ná)

他一坐下，就拿起了电话。

Tā yí zuòxia, jiù ná qǐle diànhuà.

As soon as he sat down, he picked up the telephone.

他从书架上拿下来了一本书。

Tā cóng shūjià shàng ná xiàlai le yìběn shū.

He took a book down from the bookshelf.

他们拿了我们的护照。

Tāmen nále wǒmen de hùzhào.

They took our passports.

他们都拿着票。

Tāmen dōu názhe piào.

They were all holding tickets.

他再度拿起笔，写完了那封信。

Tā zàidù ná qǐbǐ, xiě wánle nà fēng xìn.

He picked up his pen once more and finished writing the letter.

他右手拿锤，左手扶钉。

Tā yòushǒu ná chuí, zuǒshǒu fú dīng.

He held a hammer in his right hand and steadied the nail with his left.

他喜欢仿制名画，但从不拿去卖。

Tā xǐhuan fǎngzhì mínghuà, dàn cóngbù ná qù mài.

He likes to imitate famous paintings, but he never sells them.

他手里拿着铅笔。

Tā shǒulǐ názhe qiānbǐ.

He took a pencil in his hand.

他把杯子拿起来喝了一口。

Tā bǎ bēizi ná qǐlai hēle yìkǒu.

He picked up his cup and took a sip.

他拿他的车和新款车作比较。

Tā ná tā de chē hé xīnkuǎn chē zuò bǐjiào.

He compared his car to the new model.

他拿着一根杠杆，想把箱子撬开。

Tā názhe yìgēn gànggǎn, xiǎng bǎ xiāngzi qiàokāi.

He held a crowbar, trying to pry the box open.

他拿钱去填赌博的窟窿。

Tā ná qián qù tián dǔbó de kūlong.

He used the money to cover his gambling debts.

他朝三暮四，总拿不定主意。

Tā zhāosānmùsì, zǒng ná búdìng zhǔyi.

He is so indecisive and can never make up his mind.

他跑步拿了个好名次。

Tā pǎobù nále gè hǎo míngcì.

He got a good place in the race.

他那么固执，连老师都拿他没辙。

Tā nàme gùzhí, lián lǎoshī dōu ná tā méizhé.

He is so stubborn that even the teacher is at a loss with him.

你为什么不把摩托车拿去修理？

Nǐ wèishénme bù bǎ mótuōchē ná qù xiūlǐ?

Why don't you have your motorcycle fixed up?

你先放水，我去拿洗澡用的毛巾。

Nǐ xiān fàngshuǐ, wǒ qù ná xǐzǎo yòng de máojīn.

You run the water first, and I'll go get a towel for the bath.

你去储藏室拿把伞吧。

Nǐ qù chǔcángshì ná bǎ sǎn ba.

Go get an umbrella from the storage room.

你取款时别忘了拿卡！

Nǐ qǔkuǎn shí bié wàngle ná kǎ!

Don't forget to take your card when you withdraw money!

你可以帮我把我的书从楼下拿上来吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ bǎ wǒ de shū cóng lóuxià ná shànglái ma?

Could you bring my book upstairs for me?

你可以帮我把那个拿起来吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ bǎ nàge ná qǐlai ma?

Could you pick that up for me?

你可以帮我拿这个吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ ná zhège ma?

Can you hold this for me?

你可以拿你喜欢的东西。

Nǐ kěyǐ ná nǐ xǐhuan de dōngxi.

You may take anything you like.

你可以拿大的盒子或是小的盒子。

Nǐ kěyǐ ná dà de hézi huòshì xiǎo de hézi.

You may take either the big box or the small one.

你可以拿点吃的来吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ ná diǎn chī de lái ma?

Could you bring some food?

你喜欢什么就拿吧。

Nǐ xǐhuan shénme jiù ná ba.

Take whatever you like.

你希望拿多少薪水？

Nǐ xīwàng ná duōshǎo xīnshuǐ?

What kind of salary do you expect to get?

你忘了拿你的东西。

Nǐ wàngle ná nǐ de dōngxi.

You forgot to take your things.

你想拿什么就拿什么。

Nǐ xiǎng ná shénme jiù ná shénme.

You can take whatever you like.

你想拿多少就拿多少。

Nǐ xiǎng ná duōshǎo jiù ná duōshǎo.

Take as many as you like.

你手里拿着什么？

Nǐ shǒulǐ názhe shénme?

What have you got in your hand?

你把衣服从洗衣机里拿出来了吗？

Nǐ bǎ yīfu cóng xǐyījī lǐ ná chūláile ma?

Did you take the clothes out of the washing machine?

你拿了些牛奶吗？

Nǐ nále xiē niúnǎi ma?

Did you bring some milk?

你拿错钥匙了。

Nǐ ná cuò yàoshi le.

You took the wrong key.

你每次都忘记拿钱。

Nǐ měicì dōu wàngjì ná qián.

You always forget your money.

你爱拿多少就拿多少。

Nǐ ài ná duōshǎo jiù ná duōshǎo.

Take as much as you like.

你看到什么拿什么。

Nǐ kàndào shénme ná shénme.

What you see is what you get.

你能帮我拿一下料酒和酱油吗？

Nǐ néng bāng wǒ ná yíxià liàojiǔ hé jiàngyóu ma?

Could you pass me the cooking wine and the soy sauce?

你能拿多少行李？

Nǐ néng ná duōshǎo xíngli?

How much luggage can you carry?

你能派人拿一些衣服，好吗？

Nǐ néng pài rén ná yìxiē yīfu, hǎo ma?

Could you send someone up to pick up some laundry?

你自己拿蛋糕吃吧。

Nǐ zìjǐ ná dàngāo chī ba.

Please help yourself to the cake.

你要拿驾照还太年轻了。

Nǐ yào ná jiàzhào hái tài niánqīngle.

You're still too young to get a driver's license.

你该拿他当榜样。

Nǐ gāi ná tā dāng bǎngyàng.

You should learn from his example.

债券到期后，你可以拿回本钱。

Zhàiquàn dàoqī hòu, nǐ kěyǐ ná huí běnqián.

When the bond matures, you can get your principal back.

债券到期后能拿回本钱。

Zhàiquàn dàoqī hòu néng ná huí běnqián.

When the bond matures, you get your principal back.

先把沙子筛一遍，再拿去用。

Xiān bǎ shāzi shāi yíbiàn, zài ná qù yòng.

Sift the sand once first, then use it.

再拿把椅子！

Zài ná bǎ yǐzi!

Get another chair!

冰箱里拿出来的水果刀，又快又冷

bīngxiāng li ná chūlái de shuǐguǒdāo, yòu kuài yòu lěng

a fruit knife from the fridge: both sharp and cold

别拿去恶作剧对吧？

Bié ná qù èzuòjù duì ba?

So don't use this for pranking, right?

别拿次品滥竽充数。

Bié ná cìpǐn lànyúchōngshù.

Don't pass off inferior goods just to make up the numbers.

助手拿了钱。

Zhùshǒu nále qián.

The assistant took the money.

医生开了药，请去药房拿。

Yīshēng kāile yào, qǐng qù yàofáng ná.

The doctor has prescribed medicine. Please pick it up at the dispensary.

去年的亚军今年想拿冠军。

Qùnián de yàjūn jīnnián xiǎng ná guànjūn.

Last year's runner-up wants to win the championship this year.

去拿一下报纸。

Qù ná yíxià bàozhǐ.

Get me the newspaper.

去拿你的护照。

Qù ná nǐ de hùzhào.

Go get your passport.

去拿点水来。

Qù ná diǎn shuǐ lái.

Go get some water.

吃了人家的嘴软，拿了人家的手短

chīle rénjiā de zuǐruǎn, nále rénjiā de shǒu duǎn

having eaten others' food your mouth is soft; having taken others' things your hand is short

吃自助餐时，别拿太多东西。

Chī zìzhùcān shí, bié ná tài duō dōngxi.

At a buffet, don't take too much food.

吃饭时，我弟弟拿纸巾擦嘴。

Chīfàn shí, wǒ dìdi ná zhǐjīn cā zuǐ.

During the meal, my younger brother wiped his mouth with a napkin.

告诉我拿它做什么。

Gàosu wǒ ná tā zuò shénme.

Tell me what to do with it.

在拿笔之前，我要集中一下思想。

Zài ná bǐ zhīqián, wǒ yào jízhōng yíxià sīxiǎng.

I must put my ideas together before I take up a pen.

大家都很谦让，谁也不先拿蛋糕。

Dàjiā dōu hěn qiānràng, shéi yě bù xiān ná dàngāo.

Everyone was so polite that nobody would take the cake first.

奶奶手里拿着一把扇子。

Nǎinai shǒulǐ názhe yì bǎ shànzi.

Grandma is holding a fan in her hand.

她手里拿着一大束假花。

Tā shǒulǐ názhe yí dà shù jiǎ huā.

She held a large bouquet of artificial flowers in her hands.

她手里拿着一朵玫瑰。

Tā shǒulǐ názhe yì duǒ méiguī.

She has a rose in her hand.

她手里拿着花。

Tā shǒulǐ názhe huā.

She is holding flowers in her hand.

她拿东西的时候背会有点疼。

Tā ná dōngxi de shíhou bèi huì yǒudiǎn téng.

Her back hurts when she carries things.

她拿了两件裙子去试衣间。

Tā nále liǎng jiàn qúnzi qù shìyījiān.

She took two dresses to the fitting room.

她拿了她的书。

Tā nále tā de shū.

She took her book.

她拿冠军，真是当之无愧。

Tā ná guànjūn, zhēnshi dāngzhīwúkuì.

She won the championship, and she fully deserved it.

她拿着成绩单，喜洋洋地回家了。

Tā názhe chéngjìdān, xǐyángyáng de huíjiā le.

She went home beaming with joy, holding her report card.

她拿着枪进去了银行。

Tā názhe qiāng jìnqùle yínháng.

She went into the bank with a gun.

她没到拿驾照的年龄。

Tā méi dào ná jiàzhào de niánlíng.

She's not old enough to get a driver's license.

她随手拿起一本书翻了翻。

Tā suíshǒu ná qǐ yìběn shū fānle fān.

She picked up a book and flipped through it.

好吧，拿去吧。

Hǎo ba, ná qù ba.

Well, take it.

孔夫子拿笤帚,斯文扫地

Kǒngfūzǐ ná tiáozhou,Sīwénsǎodì

Confucius picking up a broom: refinement sweeps the floor

学生都拿起笔来开始考试。

Xuésheng dōu ná qǐbǐ lái kāishǐ kǎoshì.

The students picked up their pens and began the exam.

孩子们拿着网去捕蝴蝶。

Háizimen názhe wǎng qù bǔ húdié.

The children took nets to go catch butterflies.

孩子们都在等着拿新年红包。

Háizimen dōu zài děng zhe ná xīnnián hóngbāo.

The children are all waiting to get their New Year red envelopes.

孩子发烧了，快把温度计拿过来。

Háizi fāshāole, kuài bǎ wēndùjì ná guòlái.

The child has a fever, so quickly bring the thermometer over.

孩子还小，别让他一个人拿菜刀。

Háizi hái xiǎo, bié ràng tā yí gè rén ná càidāo.

The child is still small, so don't let him hold a kitchen knife alone.

对不起，我拿错了号码。

Duìbùqǐ, wǒ ná cuòle hàomǎ.

I'm sorry. I got the wrong number.

工人拿不到基本工资。

Gōngrén ná búdào jīběn gōngzī.

The workers didn't get their basic wage.

师傅拿着尺量窗户的大小。

Shīfu názhe chǐ liàng chuānghu de dàxiǎo.

The workman is measuring the size of the window with a tape measure.

干活拿工资，本来就天经地义。

Gànhuó ná gōngzī, běnlái jiù tiānjīngdìyì.

Getting paid for your work is only right and proper.

弟弟悄悄拿了我的糖。

Dìdi qiāoqiāo nále wǒ de táng.

My younger brother sneakily took my candy.

弟弟游泳比赛拿了季军。

Dìdi yóuyǒng bǐsài nále jìjūn.

My younger brother came third in the swimming race.

弟弟趁机又拿了一块蛋糕。

Dìdi chènjī yòu nále yíkuài dàngāo.

My younger brother seized the moment to take another piece of cake.

律师是防止别人拿你的钱的人。

Lǜshī shì fángzhǐ biéren ná nǐ de qián de rén.

A lawyer is a person who prevents someone else from getting your money.

志愿者正在帮老人拿东西。

Zhìyuànzhě zhèngzài bāng lǎorén ná dōngxi.

The volunteers are helping the elderly carry their things.

快拿抹布擦擦桌子吧。

Kuài ná mābù cā cā zhuōzi ba.

Hurry and get a rag to wipe the table!

恶棍打官司，拿着不是当理说

ègùn dǎguānsi, názhe bú shì dāng lǐ shuō

a thug going to court: takes his faults and argues them as reasons

我一个人拿不了这么多东西。

Wǒ yí gè rén ná bù liǎo zhème duō dōngxi.

I can't carry all these things on my own.

我不小心拿错了他的伞。

Wǒ bù xiǎoxīn ná cuòle tā de sǎn.

I accidentally took his umbrella.

我什么时候能拿我的行李？

Wǒ shénme shíhou néng ná wǒ de xíngli?

When can I collect my luggage?

我从盒子里拿出来一块巧克力。

Wǒ cóng hézi lǐ ná chūlái yíkuài qiǎokèlì.

I took a piece of chocolate out of the box.

我们让他帮我们拿袋子。

Wǒmen ràng tā bāng wǒmen ná dàizi.

We got him to carry our bag.

我会在机场柜台拿机票。

Wǒ huì zài jīchǎng guìtái ná jīpiào.

I'll pick my ticket up at the airport counter.

我会把它拿回来的。

Wǒ huì bǎ tā ná huílai de.

I'll bring it back.

我再拿块毛巾过来。

Wǒ zài ná kuài máojīn guòlái.

I'll bring one more towel.