拿 ná to holdto seizeto catchto apprehendto take(used in the same way as 把 bǎ: to mark the following noun as a direct object) Example sentences 你手上拿的东西是什么？ nǐ shǒu shàng ná de dōngxi shì shénme? What is the thing in your hand? 请把我的水瓶拿给我，谢谢。 qǐng bǎ wǒde shuǐpíng ná gěi wǒ, xièxie. Please give me my water bottle, thank you