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带

dài · dai

Traditional 帶

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure word: 条 tiáo

Meaning

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

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Water or watermelon?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)带(dài)水(shuǐ)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you bring water?

  2. Dengdeng

    没(méi)带(dài)。不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)吃的(chīde)。

    No. But I brought something to eat.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)带(dài)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    What did you bring?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)三个(sāngè)大(dà)西瓜(xīguā)！

    I brought three big watermelons!

  5. Liangliang

    西瓜(xīguā)太(tài)重(zhòng)了(le)，我(wǒ)不(bù)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)带(dài)。

    Watermelons are too heavy. I will not carry them for you.

  6. Dengdeng

    没(méi)问题(wèntí)，我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)吃(chī)一个(yīgè)！

    No problem, I'll eat one right now!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

哦(ó)，我(wǒ)才(cái)想(xiǎng)起(qǐ)来(lái)，身(shēn)份(fèn)证(zhèng)不(bú)要(yào)忘(wàng)了(le)带(dài)。

Oh, I just remembered, do not forget to bring your ID.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by Aphima · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

您(nín)需(xū)要(yào)带(dài)两(liǎng)张(zhāng)本(běn)人(rén)的(de)白(bái)底(dǐ)报(bào)名(míng)照(zhào)。

You will need to bring two passport-sized photos of yourself taken with a white background.

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

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