拿 ná

“to hold; to seize; to catch”

verbHSK 3 · 2021 list level 1

新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level

拿 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.

Entry 405: 拿 ná — Level 2; official annotation 2 (动). PDF page 90

Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.

用法How to use 拿

拿 means to hold or take something in your hand. It is used with a physical object, often in patterns like 拿 + object, 拿着 + object for “holding,” and 拿一下 + object for “get/take it briefly.” It describes a hand action, not bringing a person or carrying something along.

例句Example sentences

请帮我拿一下那本书。qǐng bāng wǒ ná yí xià nà běn shū.Please help me get that book.
他手里拿着我的手机。tā shǒu lǐ ná zhe wǒ de shǒu jī.He is holding my phone in his hand.
这个箱子太重了，我拿不动。zhè ge xiāng zǐ tài zhòng le, wǒ ná bú dòng.This box is too heavy; I can't lift it.

常见错误Common mistakes

✗他拿我去医院。

✓他带我去医院。

拿 is for holding or taking an object in the hand; to take a person somewhere, use 带.

易混词Easily confused

拿vs带

拿 means to hold/take an object with your hand; 带 means to bring/carry something along or to take/lead a person.

义项All meanings

ná: old variant of 拿
ná: variant of 拿
ná: to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把: to mark the following noun as a direct object)