带 (dài): band, belt, girdle
带 (dài) is a Chinese character meaning “band.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 卅 (structural), 冖 (structural) and 巾 (structural). It ranks #342 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 带 a belt, creasing one's robe above 卅 but not below 巾. Its radical form 巾 (cloth) appears in many related characters such as 师 (shī, teacher), 帮 (bāng, to help), 常 (cháng, always).
Definitions
- band
- belt
- girdle
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA belt, creasing one's robe above 卅 but not below 巾
Decomposition: ⿱卅⿱冖巾 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 带
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 领带noun | lǐng dài | necktie | 5 |
| 安全带noun | ān quán dài | seat belt | 5 |
| 携带verb | xié dài | to carry (on one's person) | 6 |
| 带领verb | dài lǐng | to guide | 6 |
| 胶带noun | jiāo dài | adhesive tape | 6 |
| 一带noun | yī dài | region | 6 |
| 带动verb | dài dòng | to spur | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 带来verb | dài lái | to bring |
| 带走verb | dài zǒu | to carry |
| 带子noun | dài zi | belt |
| 录像带noun | lù xiàng dài | videotape |
| 带有verb | dài yǒu | to have as a feature or characteristic |
| 皮带noun | pí dài | strap |
| 磁带noun | cí dài | magnetic tape |
| 腰带noun | yāo dài | belt |
| 地带noun | dì dài | zone |
| 绷带noun | bēng dài | (loanword) bandage |
| 鞋带noun | xié dài | shoelace |
| 热带noun | rè dài | the tropics |
| 录音带noun | lù yīn dài | audio tape |
| 带路verb | dài lù | to lead the way |
| 带回verb | dài huí | to bring back |
带 appears in 102 compound words: 37 as the first character, 63 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 带 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (19)
rolling and crawling (describes a scene in which people are chaotically fleeing every which way from danger)
rolling and crawling (describes a scene in which people are chaotically fleeing every which way from danger)
Showing 12 of 19 idioms containing 带.
Example Sentences
好好利用这段时间，多学一些有用的知识。
Hǎohao lìyòng zhè duàn shíjiān, duō xué yīxiē yǒuyòng de zhīshi.
Make good use of this time and learn more useful knowledge.
外卖骑手黄晓琴:做骑手与社会连接的纽带|在春天许一..
wài mài qí shǒu huáng xiǎo qín : zuò qí shǒu yǔ shè huì lián jiē de niǔ dài zài chūn tiān xǔ yī . .
Takeaway rider Huang Xiaoqin: Be the link between riders and society|In the spring, Xu Yi:
跨区出行需求活跃,冬奥会带火冰雪旅游热
kuà qū chū háng xū qiú huó yuè , dōng ào huì dài huǒ bīng xuě lǚ yóu rè
The demand for cross-regional travel is active, and the Winter Olympics will bring fire to ice and snow tourism
新春走基层丨9年前带3岁女儿开出租车的单亲妈妈,除..
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng 丨 nián qián dài suì nǚ ér kāi chū zū chē de shàn qīn mā mā , chú . .
Spring Festival Grassroots Report | Single Mom Who Drove a Taxi with Her 3-Year-Old Daughter 9 Years Ago...
「“一带一路”陕西人」漂洋过海来团圆
yī dài yī lù 陕 xī rén piāo yáng guò hǎi lái tuán yuán
"Belt and Road" Shaanxi People: Crossing Oceans to Reunite
为圆79岁母亲的“北京梦”,小伙儿包车带15口人进..
wéi yuán suì mǔ qīn de běi jīng mèng , xiǎo huǒ ér bāo chē dài kǒu rén jìn . .
To fulfill his 79-year-old mother's "Beijing dream," a young man chartered a bus to bring 15 family members to...
你是带着相机去吗？
Nǐ shì dài zhe xiàngjī qù ma?
Are you bringing your camera?
你钱或者信用卡带来没有？
Nǐ qián huòzhě xìnyòngkǎ dàilái méiyǒu?
Did you bring cash or your credit card with you?
你能给我看看这条领带吗？
Nǐ néng gěi wǒ kànkan zhè tiáo lǐngdài ma?
Could you show me that necktie?
我必须带我的儿子到你的办公室吗？
Wǒ bìxū dài wǒ de érzi dào nǐ de bàngōngshì ma?
Do I have to bring my son to your office?
Character Family
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