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dài

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dài Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dài | dai4
English translation
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

11

Traditional form

dài

Contains the radical

jīn

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

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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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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