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(ná dào) - to obtain, to get, to receive in Mandarin

dào

Traditional: 拿到

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Translation

to obtain, to get, to receive

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)

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Examples

I got hold of a new book.

She received first place.

He got first place.

She got hold of that photo.

I finally received my wages.

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This word is part of lesson 15.