(dài) - to bring, to take along, to lead in Mandarin
dàiTraditional: 帶
Translation
to bring, to take along, to lead
Word origin
带 (traditional 帶) is a pictograph of a belt or sash with ornaments hanging from it, originally meaning 'belt, girdle'. From 'to wear a belt' it extended to 'to carry, to bring, to lead'.
- Origin
- pictograph
- Root
- depicts a sash or belt with hanging ornaments
Stroke order
带
Examples
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Take me there.
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Don't forget to bring your wallet.
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He came with the child.
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Please bring your passport with you.
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He took me to see the doctor.
带 (dài) means to bring, to take along, to lead. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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Appears in 2 words
Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 带.
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