拿出 (ná chū) — to take out (physically, from a container or place); to produce, to come up with (an idea, money, time, etc.)

Definition

A separable verb: 拿 + 出. Use the literal 'take out' sense for physical objects, and the extended 'produce / come up with' sense for abstract things like 钱, 主意, or 时间.

verb
to take out (physically, from a container or place)to produceto come up with (an idea, money, time, etc.)

Examples

  • 拿出。
    Tā cóng bāo lǐ ná chū yì běn shū.
    He took a book out of his bag.
  • 拿出。
    Gōng sī ná chū le yì bǐ qián lái zhī chí zhè ge xiàng mù.
    The company produced a sum of money to support this project.
  • 拿出。
    Tā ná chū le yí gè hǎo zhǔ yì.
    He came up with a good idea.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

拿nátake
出chūout

“拿” means take and “出” means out, so the word means to take out or produce.

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

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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