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dài

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dài Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dài | dai4
English translation
a pouch
bag
sack
pocket
bag, sack; pocket, pouch

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About dài

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

dài

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Isolated measure word / 量词 liàng cí Liàngcí

Learning hint

clothes

Etymology of dài

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

代衣

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

dài

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and dài represents the sound.

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Example sentences using dài

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āi ya ! 旅行袋 lǚ xíng dài wàng le le .

Oh dear! The travelling bag has been left behind.

脑袋 nǎodài 耷拉 dā la zhāo , téng Zhí 不起 yāo .

Her back was bent with pain and her head was low.

zhù 用力 yòng lì 摇晃 yáo huàng , Zhí 摇晃 yáo huàng de Hēi 脑袋 nǎodài xiàng 醉鬼 zuì guǐ 一般 yībān bǎi 来摆去.

She shook her until the kinky head rocked drunkenly.

Bié zhuāng tài duō ,口袋 kǒu dài chēng le .

Don't stuff the sack too full or it'll burst.

闯进 chuǎng jìn lái de rén 突然 tūrán Cóng de 口袋 kǒu dài tāo chū Dāo lái .

The intruder whipped out a knife from his pocket.

Words with dài

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
脑袋 nǎodài head腦袋
dài pouch dài
口袋 kǒu dài pocket口袋 kǒu dài
袋子 dài zi bag袋子 dài zi
塑料袋 sùliàodài plastic bag塑料袋 sùliàodài
眼袋 yǎn dài bags under the eyes眼袋 yǎn dài
麻袋 má dài sack麻袋 má dài
袋鼠 dài shǔ kangaroo袋鼠 dài shǔ
睡袋 shuì dài sleeping bag睡袋 shuì dài
热水袋 rè shuǐ dài hot water bottle熱水袋
沙袋 shā dài sandbag沙袋 shā dài
布袋 Bù dài pouch布袋 Bù dài
钱袋 qián dài purse錢袋
冰袋 bīng dài ice bag冰袋 bīng dài
旅行袋 lǚ xíng dài travel bag旅行袋 lǚ xíng dài
行李袋 xíng li dài travel bag行李袋 xíng li dài
烟袋 yān dài tobacco pipe煙袋
衣袋 yī dài pocket衣袋 yī dài

dài Decomposition & Compounds

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dài Decomposition

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