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拿下 (ná xià) — to capture, to arrest (a person); to secure, to win (a prize, contract, or victory)

Definition

A colloquial verb meaning 'to capture / arrest' (a person) or 'to win / secure' (a prize, contract, or match). It frames success as 'taking' something, more vivid and spoken than formal terms like 获得.

verb
to captureto arrest (a person)to secureto win (a prize, contract, or victory)

Examples

  • 拿下。
    Jǐng fāng zhōng yú zài jī chǎng ná xià le nà ge tōng jī fàn.
    The police finally arrested the wanted criminal at the airport.
  • ，拿下。
    Tā men tuán duì quán lì yǐ fù, zǒng suàn ná xià le zhè ge dà xiàng mù.
    Their team went all out and finally secured this big project.
  • ，拿下。
    Zhè chǎng jué sài hěn jiān nán, dàn tā men hái shì ná xià le.
    This final match was tough, but they still pulled it off.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

拿nátake
下xiàdown

拿 means take and 下 means down, giving the idea of taking someone or something into control.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape 拿 pairs 合 with 手, and it is a later alternative form for taking with the hand.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

下 is drawn as a short horizontal line below a long curved line.

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