带

Band in Chinese: 带 (dài)

dài

band

HSK 3Traditional: 帶2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1band
  2. 2belt
  3. 3girdle
  4. 4ribbon
  5. 5tire
  6. 6area
  7. 7zone
  8. 8region
  9. 9to wear
  10. 10to carry
  11. 11to take along
  12. 12to bear (i.e. to have)
  13. 13to lead
  14. 14to bring
  15. 15to look after
  16. 16to raise

Stroke order

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带

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄞˋ

dài

ㄉ/ dㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

带

Simplified

帶

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 带我回家。

    dài wǒ huí jiā。

    Take me home.

  • 带他进来。

    dài tā jìn lái。

    Bring him in.

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Related words

磁带

cí dài

magnetic tape

带来

dài lái

to bring

带动

dài dòng

to spur

带领

dài lǐng

to guide

带有

dài yǒu

to have as a feature or characteristic

地带

dì dài

zone

胶带

jiāo dài

adhesive tape

领带

lǐng dài

necktie

一带

yī dài

region

绷带

bēng dài

bandage (loanword)

带队

dài duì

to lead a team

带路

dài lù

to lead the way

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