带/帶 dài — to bring, to take along

Meanings

1. 1

   to bring, to take along

   To have something with you as you go from one place to another: 带护照, 带伞. It is about accompaniment, not about picking an object up — that is 拿.

   verb
2. 2

   to lead, to take (somebody somewhere)

   verb

Character breakdown

• 带/帶

  dài (fourth tone, falling)

  a belt, a sash, a strap, a band; a zone, a region; to carry, to bring, to take along; to lead, to look after

  9 strokesRadical 巾

Example sentences

• 出门的时候别忘了带护照。/出門的時候別忘了帶護照。Chūmén (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) shíhou (second tone, rising) bié (second tone, rising) wàngle (fourth tone, falling) dài (fourth tone, falling) hùzhào. (fourth tone, falling)···

  Don’t forget to take your passport when you go out.

• 明天我带你去公园玩儿。/明天我帶你去公園玩兒。Míngtiān (second tone, rising) wǒ (third tone, dipping) dài (fourth tone, falling) nǐ (third tone, dipping) qù (fourth tone, falling) gōngyuán (first tone, high and level) wánr. (second tone, rising)···

  Tomorrow I’ll take you to the park.

Common mistakes

• Not quite你能带一下那本书吗？

  Correct你能拿一下那本书吗？

  带 means keeping something with you across a journey; reaching out and picking an object up, here and now, is 拿.

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