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带来

dài lái · dai lai

Traditional 帶來

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. to bring
  2. (fig.) to bring about; to produce
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Gifts for dinner

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)给(gěi)你们(nǐmen)带来(dàilái)了(le)好(hǎo)东西(dōngxi)！

    I brought you something good!

  2. Liangliang

    是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What is it?

  3. Dengdeng

    是(shì)我(wǒ)家乡(jiāxiāng)的(de)茶(chá)。我(wǒ)带来(dàilái)了(le)两(liǎng)包(bāo)。

    Tea from my hometown. I brought two packs.

  4. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！我(wǒ)也(yě)带来(dàilái)了(le)一样(yīyàng)东西(dōngxi)

    Great! I brought something too.

  5. Dengdeng

    是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What is it?

  6. Liangliang

    是(shì)杯子(bēizi)。我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)你(nǐ)只会(zhǐhuì)带(dài)茶(chá)，不会(bùhuì)带(dài)杯子(bēizi)！

    A cup. I know you only bring tea, never a cup!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)给(gěi)我(wǒ)们(men)带(dài)来(lái)了(le)令(lìng)人(rén)难(nán)过(guò)的(de)消(xiāo)息(xi)。

He brought us sad news.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)场(chǎng)大(dà)雨(yǔ)给(gěi)农(nóng)民(mín)带(dài)来(lái)了(le)不(bù)少(shǎo)麻(má)烦(fan)。

This heavy rain brought the farmers quite a bit of trouble.

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带
dài

to bring; to take along; to carry; to lead; to look after

来
lái

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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