HSK 2 · Giving & getting

拿出

ná chū

to take out

Stroke order of 拿出

2 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

拿 · 10 strokes 出 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

Hand (扌) takes (拿) and exits (出): take out.

Parts: 拿 take (合 + 手 hand) + 出 out

The characters in 拿出

拿 ná — to take; to hold (10 strokes)
出 chū — to go out; to exit (5 strokes)

Example sentence

他拿出了一本书。

He took out a book.

Words with 拿

拿to take; to hold 拿到to get; to obtain

Words with 出

出to go out; to exit 出来to come out 出去to go out 出生to be born 出院to leave hospital 出发to set off 出国to go abroad 出门to go out 出租to rent out 出租车taxi 出口exit; to export 得出to reach (a conclusion)找出to find out 出现to appear 提出to put forward 认出to recognize 发出to send out; to give off 退出to withdraw; to quit

More words: Giving & getting

送到to deliver to 送给to give (as a gift)交to hand in; to hand over 交给to give to; to hand to 收to receive; to accept 收到to receive 接to pick up; to receive 接到to receive 接受to accept 受到to receive; to be given 借to borrow; to lend 拿到to get; to obtain 取to take; to fetch 带to bring; to take 带来to bring

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