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(dài) - to bring, to take along, to lead in Mandarin

dài

Traditional: 帶

Line drawing of 带
Coloured illustration of 带
HSK 3
#208 of 5,000 Core 1000

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

Stroke order for 带

Examples

Take me there.

Don't forget to bring your wallet.

He came with the child.

Please bring your passport with you.

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.

Appears in 2 words

Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 带.

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This word is part of lesson 5.