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Mandarin: difference between 拿 and 带 | ||
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| aerozeplyn Senior Member United States Joined 5146 days ago 141 posts - 202 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Mandarin | Message 1 of 15 08 September 2013 at 8:25pm | IP Logged | ||
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What is the difference (or contextual difference?) between 拿 and 带 ? They seem identical to me, but I have
a strong feeling one had a specific purpose over the other... Example sentences: 他给你拿什么来了？ 他给你带什么来了？ I'll admit that i havent seen the latter, but they both seem to work. Perhaps dai4 doesn't go with "na2". 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| vermillon Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4676 days ago 602 posts - 1042 votes Speaks: French*, EnglishC2, Mandarin Studies: Japanese, German | Message 2 of 15 08 September 2013 at 11:28pm | IP Logged | ||
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They have a large overlap, and even if my answer is not perfect, I hope it will help.
Basically, you can think of 拿 as "to take" and 带 as "to carry". That's quite different, but when you want to say "to bring", indeed, both seem to fit... 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| aerozeplyn Senior Member United States Joined 5146 days ago 141 posts - 202 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Mandarin | Message 3 of 15 09 September 2013 at 6:40am | IP Logged | ||
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so in a way, 拿 really only requires 1 hand (over a short distance)... And 带 may use both hands or be
"carried"/"brought" over a longer distance? I just realized that distance may be part of it... 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| vermillon Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4676 days ago 602 posts - 1042 votes Speaks: French*, EnglishC2, Mandarin Studies: Japanese, German | Message 4 of 15 09 September 2013 at 9:04am | IP Logged | ||
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Apparently the answer is not necessarily clear to natives, but some guy suggests that in 拿 the emphasis is on the action of taking (you took it), while with 带 the emphasis is on the result (you brought it). The result is of course the same.
As for the distance, indeed 带 seems to denote a longer distance than 拿. When it comes to the number of hands required, I would tend to agree (I would 带 a huge suitcase and never 拿 it... but I would use both for a smaller object like keys). 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| aerozeplyn Senior Member United States Joined 5146 days ago 141 posts - 202 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Mandarin | Message 5 of 15 13 September 2013 at 4:11am | IP Logged | ||
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A native gave me some input on this (finally), and according to her... they are exactly the same. I guess the
"personal" taste depends on whether you want to use a rising or falling tone? ;) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| chenshujian Diglot Senior Member ChinaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5448 days ago 122 posts - 139 votes Speaks: Mandarin*, English Studies: French | Message 6 of 15 16 September 2013 at 11:10am | IP Logged | ||
拿 is "carry with hand", 带 is "bring". If it is something very big, then you'd better use 带. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| aerozeplyn Senior Member United States Joined 5146 days ago 141 posts - 202 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Mandarin | Message 7 of 15 16 September 2013 at 12:15pm | IP Logged | ||
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Censhujian, thank you for the input! :) this makes sense.
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| chenshujian Diglot Senior Member ChinaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5448 days ago 122 posts - 139 votes Speaks: Mandarin*, English Studies: French | Message 8 of 15 17 September 2013 at 5:43am | IP Logged | ||
It is my pleasure. What is your E-mail or skype? I am thinking that we might help each other in language learning. I am Chinese and want to further improve my English. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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