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拿 (naa4) — take; hold in one's hand; grasp in Cantonese

naaˎ₄拿
Mandarin Pinyin: na2

Meaning of 拿

nountake; hold in one's hand; grasp
nounthere!; look!; here!; there it is! {also written 嗱}
nounuse; employ (a method, device, etc)
nounto be confirmed or restrained
nounwith
nounarrest; apprehend; capture

Example Sentences with 拿

我睇都係買屋比較揸拿，好過投資喺啲小生意上
I am of the view that buying property has more assurance, better than investing in small businesses.
用個士巴拿擰實粒螺絲
Use to spanner to tighten the screw.
hoiˉ¹開wunˊ²碗gwai˗₃櫃lingˉ¹拎je5.嘢。
Open the cupboard to get something.
ngoˏ₅我jiu˗₃要buiˉ¹杯naaˎ₄拿tit3.鐵。
I want a latte.
neiˏ₅你jamˊ²飲meˉ¹咩naaˎ₄拿tit3?鐵？
What latte are you drinking?
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Words Containing 拿

雲尼拿油wan4 nei1 laa2 jau4
vanilla extract
恭喜發財,紅包拿來gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4 hung4 baau1 naa4 loi4
A cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money! Said at Chinese New Year, for example, to an older (and hopefully both generous and wealthy) relative
雲呢拿wan6 nei1 naa2
香草
拿督naa4 duk1
Datuk (an honorary Malay title)
士巴拿si6 baa1 naa2
a spanner (loanword); a wrench
吞拿魚三文治tan1 naa4 jyu2 saam1 man4 zi6
tuna sandwich
拿破崙naa4 po3 leon4
Napoléon / Napoleon Bonaparte，1769-1821, military and political leader of France in the early 19th century
拘拿keoi1 naa4
to capture and arrest
吞拿魚tan1 naa4 jyu2
tuna -- 吞拿魚 comes from the transliteration of the English name; the formal name for this fish is 鮪魚
拿手naa4 sau2
expert in, good at
拿手菜naa4 sau2 coi3
speciality (dish)
緝拿歸案cap1 naa4 gwai1 on3
to apprehend; to bring sb. to justice

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