WordTaiwan frequency #11,696
拿捏
ㄋㄚˊ ˙ㄋㄧㄝ
“to control or manipulate someone; to weigh pros and cons; to be overly reserved or awkward; to deliberately make things difficult”
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- 拿下ㄋㄚˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋto seize; to capture; to arrest; to win (a game, title, or prize); to take down from a high place
- 拿到ㄋㄚˊ ㄉㄠˋto get; to obtain; to receive; to acquire; to secure.
- 拿出ㄋㄚˊ ㄔㄨto take out; to produce or show something; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence)
- 拿起ㄋㄚˊ ㄑㄧˇto pick up; to take hold of; to lift something up
- 拿來ㄋㄚˊ ㄌㄞˊto bring; to fetch; to get; to take something and bring it here
- 加拿大ㄐㄧㄚ ㄋㄚˊ ㄉㄚˋCanada; a country in northern North America, bordering the Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific oceans and the United States.
- 拿手ㄋㄚˊ ㄕㄡˇgood at; expert in; something one excels at; (Taiwan) a handle; a grip; (Taiwan) a weakness that can be exploited