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dài

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dài Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dài | dai4
English translation
band
belt
girdle
ribbon
tire
area
zone
region
CL: tiáo
> tiáo [tiáo]
to wear
to carry
to take along
to bear (i.e. to have)
to lead
to bring
to look after
to raise
belt, strap; band, ribbon; area, zone; to carry, to raise, to wear

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About dài

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

dài

Contains the radical

jīn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A belt, creasing one's robe above  but not below  jīn

Etymology of dài

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

冖巾

Explanation

Simplified form of dài . Pictograph of a belt clasp.

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Example sentences using dài

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作品 zuòpǐn shì 微妙 wēi miào de , 冷僻 lěng pì de , 幻想 huànxiǎng de dài biān de 雪景.

The work was subtle, remote, fanciful - a snow scene with purple edges.

dài zhāo gǒu 沿 yán 那条散步 sànbù .

I took my dog for a walk along the river.

最初 zuìchū 粗糙 cūcāo de zài 墓碑 mù bēi shǎng de 骷髅 kū lóu 交叉 jiāochā de 大腿骨图形 tú xíng ,已为 dài 翅膀 chìbǎng de 天使 tiān shǐ suǒ 代替 dàitì .

The skull - and - crossbones crudely carved on the first tombstones was replaced by a winged cherub.

qǐng xiǎng dài 度假 dù jià de 衣服 yīfu tān kāi 看看 kàn kan .

Please lay out all the clothes you want to take on holiday.

yòu 想起 xiǎng qǐ le zhè tián Zhōng dài ,苦中 yǒu tián de shì , zhè 问题 wèntí lǎo zài 头脑 tóu nǎo Zhōng 打转 dǎ zhuàn .

She thought again: a bitter sweetness, and always the same single question recurring.

Words with dài

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
dài band dài
带来 dài lái to bring帶來
带走 dài zǒu to carry帶走
带领 dàilǐng to guide帶領
带动 dài dòng to spur帶動
携带 xiédài to support (old)攜帶
一带 yī dài region一帶
地带 dì dài zone地帶
带回 dài huí to bring back帶回
宽带 kuān dài broadband寬帶
带子 dài zi belt帶子
领带 lǐng dài necktie領帶
录像带 lù xiàng dài video cassette錄像帶
带头 dài tóu to take the lead帶頭
安全带 ān quán dài seat belt安全帶
腰带 yāo dài belt腰帶
皮带 pí dài strap皮帶
磁带 cídài magnetic tape磁帶
连带 lián dài to be related連帶
胶带 jiāo dài adhesive tape膠帶
纽带 niǔ dài tie紐帶
带有 dài yǒu to have帶有
绷带 bēng dài bandage (loanword)繃帶
韧带 rèn dài ligament韌帶
附带 fù dài supplementary附帶

dài Decomposition & Compounds

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dài Decomposition

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dài Compounds

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