(ná dào) - to obtain, to get, to receive in Mandarin
nádàoTraditional: 拿到
Translation
to obtain, to get, to receive
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Word origin
拿到 (ná dào) 'to obtain, to get' is a verb-plus-result compound: 拿 'to take, hold' followed by 到 'to arrive, reach', marking that the taking has succeeded. 拿 shows a hand (手) closing (合) on something; 到 is 至 'arrive' plus the phonetic 刀.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 拿 (to take) + 到 (to reach, result marker)
Stroke order
拿
到
Examples
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I got hold of a new book.
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She received first place.
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He got first place.
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She got hold of that photo.
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I finally received my wages.
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