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拿起

ná qǐ

2-character word

What 拿起 means

1. to pick up

The characters in 拿起

• 拿náto hold; to seize; to catch
• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up

Example sentences

• 拿起来。
  Pick it up.
• 汤姆拿起了刀。
  Tom picked up the knife.
• 汤姆拿起铅笔。
  Tom picked up a pencil.
• 汤姆拿起罐子读标签。
  Tāngmǔ náqǐ guànzi dú biāoqiān.
  Tom picked up the jar and read the label.
• 他拿起笔，写了起来。
  He took up his pen and began to write.
• 他一坐下，就拿起了电话。
  As soon as he sat down, he picked up the telephone.