What does 拿 (ná | na2) mean in Chinese?

The Chinese word

拿本书读！
na2 ben3 shu1 du2!
Take a book and read it.

用雙手拿著它。
yong4 shuang1 shou3 na2 zhuo2 ta1.
Hold it with both hands.

好吧，拿去吧。
hao3 ba1, na2 qu4 ba1.
Well, take it.

你自己拿蛋糕吃吧。
nǐ zì jǐ ná dàn gāo chī bā.
Please help yourself to the cake.

隨便拿一塊蛋糕吧。
sui2 bian4 na2 yi1 kuai4 dan4 gao1 ba1.
Take whatever cake you want.

他最多能拿到第三名。
tā zuì duō néng ná dào dì sān míng.
At best he may take third place.

能不能请你拿着这端？
neng2 bu4 neng2 qing3 ni3 na2 zhuo2 zhe4 duan1?
Will you please hold this edge?

你爱拿多少就拿多少。
ni3 ai4 na2 duo1 shao3 jiu4 na2 duo1 shao3.
Take as much as you like.

他拿起筆，寫了起來。
ta1 na2 qi3 bi3, xie3 liao3 qi3 lai2.
He took up his pen and began to write.

你想拿什么就拿什么。
ni3 xiang3 na2 shen2 me jiu4 na2 shen2 me.
You can take whatever you like.

他一拿了信就去了紐約。
ta1 yi1 na2 liao3 xin4 jiu4 qu4 liao3 niu3 yue1.
He went to New York as soon as he got the letter.

那個袋子太重了，我拿不動。
na4 ge4 dai4 zi3 tai4 zhong4 liao3, wo3 na2 bu4 dong4.
The bag was too heavy for me to move.

這台機器太重了，我拿不動。
zhe4 tai2 ji1 qi4 tai4 zhong4 liao3, wo3 na2 bu4 dong4.
This machine is too heavy for me to carry.

他伸长了手臂为了能拿到书。
ta1 shen1 chang2 liao3 shou3 bi4 wei2 liao3 neng2 na2 dao4 shu1.
He stretched out his arm to take the book.

我要把我的玫瑰拿到花展上展示。
wo3 yao4 ba3 wo3 de mei2 gui1 na2 dao4 hua1 zhan3 shang4 zhan3 shi4.
I'm going to exhibit my roses at the flower show.

我的电视机出故障了，所以我不得不拿去修。
wǒ de diàn shì jī chū gù zhàng liǎo, suǒ yǐ wǒ bù dé bù ná qù xiū.
My television was broken down, so I had to get it repaired.

即使我拿不到高工资，我也不肯放弃这个饭碗。
ji2 shi3 wo3 na2 bu4 dao4 gao1 gong1 zi1, wo3 ye3 bu4 ken3 fang4 qi4 zhe4 ge4 fan4 wan3.
Even if I don't get a high salary, I'm not willing to quit this way of making a living.

我喜欢画油画，但是我不想拿它做我的终身职业。
wo3 xi3 huan1 hua4 you2 hua4, dan4 shi4 wo3 bu4 xiang3 na2 ta1 zuo4 wo3 de zhong1 shen1 zhi2 ye4.
I like to do oil painting, but I don't intend to make that my lifelong occupation.

我到櫃檯拿了鑰匙，然後就乘電梯去了我房間的樓層。
wo3 dao4 gui4 tai2 na2 liao3 yue4 chi2, ran2 hou4 jiu4 cheng2 dian4 ti1 qu4 liao3 wo3 fang2 jian1 de lou2 ceng2.
After asking for my key at the front desk, I took the elevator to my floor.

	The Chinese word
	拿
	is pronounced
	ná \| na2
	means
	to hold, to seize, to catch, to apprehend, to take

	Examples:
	拿本书读！ na2 ben3 shu1 du2! Take a book and read it.
	用雙手拿著它。 yong4 shuang1 shou3 na2 zhuo2 ta1. Hold it with both hands.
	好吧，拿去吧。 hao3 ba1, na2 qu4 ba1. Well, take it.
	你自己拿蛋糕吃吧。 nǐ zì jǐ ná dàn gāo chī bā. Please help yourself to the cake.
	隨便拿一塊蛋糕吧。 sui2 bian4 na2 yi1 kuai4 dan4 gao1 ba1. Take whatever cake you want.
	他最多能拿到第三名。 tā zuì duō néng ná dào dì sān míng. At best he may take third place.
	能不能请你拿着这端？ neng2 bu4 neng2 qing3 ni3 na2 zhuo2 zhe4 duan1? Will you please hold this edge?
	你爱拿多少就拿多少。 ni3 ai4 na2 duo1 shao3 jiu4 na2 duo1 shao3. Take as much as you like.
	他拿起筆，寫了起來。 ta1 na2 qi3 bi3, xie3 liao3 qi3 lai2. He took up his pen and began to write.
	你想拿什么就拿什么。 ni3 xiang3 na2 shen2 me jiu4 na2 shen2 me. You can take whatever you like.
	他一拿了信就去了紐約。 ta1 yi1 na2 liao3 xin4 jiu4 qu4 liao3 niu3 yue1. He went to New York as soon as he got the letter.
	那個袋子太重了，我拿不動。 na4 ge4 dai4 zi3 tai4 zhong4 liao3, wo3 na2 bu4 dong4. The bag was too heavy for me to move.
	這台機器太重了，我拿不動。 zhe4 tai2 ji1 qi4 tai4 zhong4 liao3, wo3 na2 bu4 dong4. This machine is too heavy for me to carry.
	他伸长了手臂为了能拿到书。 ta1 shen1 chang2 liao3 shou3 bi4 wei2 liao3 neng2 na2 dao4 shu1. He stretched out his arm to take the book.
	我要把我的玫瑰拿到花展上展示。 wo3 yao4 ba3 wo3 de mei2 gui1 na2 dao4 hua1 zhan3 shang4 zhan3 shi4. I'm going to exhibit my roses at the flower show.
	我的电视机出故障了，所以我不得不拿去修。 wǒ de diàn shì jī chū gù zhàng liǎo, suǒ yǐ wǒ bù dé bù ná qù xiū. My television was broken down, so I had to get it repaired.
	即使我拿不到高工资，我也不肯放弃这个饭碗。 ji2 shi3 wo3 na2 bu4 dao4 gao1 gong1 zi1, wo3 ye3 bu4 ken3 fang4 qi4 zhe4 ge4 fan4 wan3. Even if I don't get a high salary, I'm not willing to quit this way of making a living.
	我喜欢画油画，但是我不想拿它做我的终身职业。 wo3 xi3 huan1 hua4 you2 hua4, dan4 shi4 wo3 bu4 xiang3 na2 ta1 zuo4 wo3 de zhong1 shen1 zhi2 ye4. I like to do oil painting, but I don't intend to make that my lifelong occupation.
	我到櫃檯拿了鑰匙，然後就乘電梯去了我房間的樓層。 wo3 dao4 gui4 tai2 na2 liao3 yue4 chi2, ran2 hou4 jiu4 cheng2 dian4 ti1 qu4 liao3 wo3 fang2 jian1 de lou2 ceng2. After asking for my key at the front desk, I took the elevator to my floor.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org