拏 (ná) - To take & to seize

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ná ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical:

慕娜

拏 · ná

To take;

to seize;

to apprehend;

to arrest;

to grasp firmly;

to capture.

To taketo seizeto apprehend

Usage highlights

To apprehendTo arrestTo grasp firmlyTo take awayTo capture aliveTo seize and bind

Synonyms

  • 拿— To take; to hold (more common modern equivalent)
  • 捕— To arrest; to catch
  • 捉— To catch; to seize
  • 擒— To capture; to apprehend

Antonyms

  • 放— To release; to let go
  • 释— To set free; to release
  • 弃— To abandon; to discard

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The police apprehended the suspect (拏获嫌疑人).
  • He grasped the rope firmly (拏紧绳索).
  • The officer arrested the criminal (拏捕罪犯).
  • She took the book from the shelf (从书架上拏书).

Collocations

  • To apprehend(拏获)
  • To arrest(拏捕)
  • To grasp firmly(拏紧)
  • To take away(拏走)
  • To capture alive(生拏)
  • To seize and bind(拏缚)

Idioms

  • To catch a turtle in a jar(瓮中捉鳖)
  • To capture without effort(手到擒来)
  • To catch all in one net(一网打尽)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Used in classical Chinese texts and legal contexts for apprehension or seizure.
  • Appears in historical documents describing arrests or captures of criminals.
  • Sometimes used in poetic contexts to describe taking or grasping objects.

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