Chinese word

拿走

Pronunciation

Pinyinná zǒu

Meaning

  • verbtake away

Example

你不要把我的书拿走。nǐ bú yào bǎ wǒ de shū ná zǒu

Don't take my book away.

Illustration for 拿走 (take away)

More examples

清洁工发现少了几件物品，有人把它们拿走了。qīng jié gōng fā xiàn shǎo le jǐ jiàn wù pǐn yǒu rén bǎ tā men ná zǒu le

The cleaner noticed that several items were missing and that someone had taken them away.

Core concept

An object is picked up, moved elsewhere, and no longer remains where it started.

Common phrases

  • 把书拿走bǎ shū ná zǒu

    take the book away

  • 把东西拿走bǎ dōng xī ná zǒu

    take things away

  • 偷偷地拿走tōu tōu dì ná zǒu

    secretly take away

Similar words

带走dài zǒu: Take a person or object with you as you leave.
取走qǔ zǒu: Get an object from a particular place and carry it away.
偷走tōu zǒu: Secretly take an object away without permission.
搬走bān zǒu: Carry furniture or other large objects out to another place.

Definition in Chinese

表示把某件东西拿起并带到另一处，含有使物品离开原位的意思。biǎo shì bǎ mǒu jiàn dōng xī ná qǐ bìng dài dào lìng yí chù hán yǒu shǐ wù pǐn lí kāi yuán wèi de yì si

Word origin

拿走 (názǒu, "take away") is formed from 拿 (ná, "take") + 走 (zǒu, "go away"), with the second character showing that the object leaves its former location.

Usage tips

  • When ownership or permission matters, everyday Chinese often states the owner or the person responsible, because the verb itself does not show whether the removal is allowed.

Other meanings

  • take with youverb

Opposites

  • 放回fàng huíput backverb

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