Meaning
band; belt; girdle; ribbon; area; zone
Chinese: 带子；携带、引领或区域。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “dai” becomes a different word in each tone. 带 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 带来dài láito bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
- 带领dài lǐngto guide; to lead
- 带动dài dòngto spur; to provide impetus; to drive
- 带有dài yǒuto have as a feature or characteristic; to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc); to carry (a pathogen, connotation etc)
- 地带dì dàizone
Example Sentence
出门别忘了带伞。Chū mén bié wàng le dài sǎn.Do not forget to bring an umbrella when you go out.
出门Chū ménto go out别biéto leave忘wàngto forget了le(completed action)带dàiband伞sǎnumbrella。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A pictograph of a belt with things hanging from it. Simplified from 帶. It means ‘a belt, band, strip, tape; a zone, area; to carry, bring, take along; to lead; to wear; with’ (带来, 地带, 领带).
A way to remember it
From a belt to ‘a strip / to carry / to lead’: 带来, 地带.