拿出去 (ná chūqu) — take out (away)

拿出去 (ná chūqu)

拿出去 is a verb with a compound directional complement. 拿 (to take / hold) is the base verb; 出去 (go out / exit, away from the speaker) shows that the object moves from inside to outside and away from the current location. Compare 拿出来 (take out here, toward the speaker).

Structure

拿 (take / hold) + 出去 (directional complement: out and away) = take something out (away from speaker).

Other base verbs with 出去: 走出去 (walk out), 搬出去 (move out), 带出去 (bring out).

Example Sentences

请把这些垃圾拿出去扔掉。 Qǐng bǎ zhèxiē lājī ná chūqu rēng diào. Please take these trash bags out and throw them away.

他把那本书拿出去还给图书馆了。 Tā bǎ nà běn shū ná chūqu huán gěi túshūguǎn le. He took the book out and returned it to the library.

不要把公司的文件拿出去。 Bùyào bǎ gōngsī de wénjiàn ná chūqu. Do not take company documents outside.

你能帮我把这个箱子拿出去吗？ Nǐ néng bāng wǒ bǎ zhège xiāngzi ná chūqu ma? Could you help me take this box outside?

Collocations

Memory Hook

拿 (hold in your hand) + 出 (exit, out) + 去 (go away). You pick something up, carry it through the exit, and go away — the object leaves the space and travels away from you.