戴 (dài): to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc), to respect, to bear, to support
戴 (dài) is a Chinese character meaning “to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc).” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 戈 (halberd). It ranks #1222 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)
- to respect
- to bear
- to support
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 戴维 | dài wéi | Davy |
| 戴尔 | dài ěr | Dell |
| 戴维斯 | dài wéi sī | Davis or Davies (name) |
| 戴安娜 | dài ān nà | Diana (name) |
| 爱戴 | ài dài | to love and respect |
| 穿戴 | chuān dài | to dress |
| 佩戴 | pèi dài | to wear (as an accessory: jewelry, pedometer, ID card etc) |
| 戴高乐 | dài gāo lè | Charles De Gaulle (1890–1970), French general and politician, leader of the Free French during World War II and presi... |
| 拥戴 | yōng dài | to give one's allegiance |
| 感恩戴德 | gǎn ēn dài dé | deeply grateful |
| 配戴 | pèi dài | to put on |
| 戴孝 | dài xiào | to wear mourning garb |
| 戴表 | dài biǎo | to wear a watch |
| 不共戴天 | bù gòng dài tiān | (idiom) (of enemies) cannot live under the same sky |
| 戴克里先 | dài kè lǐ xiān | Diocletian (c. 245-311), Roman emperor |
戴 appears in 47 compound words: 53 as the first character, 19 as the last, and 28 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 戴 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (9)
to cuckold another person; to be cuckolded; to have one's wife or girlfriend cheat on one
to get up by starlight and not stop working until the moon rises; to work or travel through night and day
Showing 8 of 9 idioms containing 戴.
Example Sentences
冬天出门要记得戴围巾和手套，防止冻伤。
Dōngtiān chūmén yào jìde dài wéijīn hé shǒutào, fángzhǐ dòngshāng.
When going out in winter, remember to wear scarves and gloves to prevent frostbite.
...度出嫁诞三女 16岁细女搭飞机播片被斥唔戴耳机嘈到人
. . . dù chū jià dàn sān nǚ 1 6 suì xì nǚ dā fēi jī bō piàn bèi chì 唔 dài ěr jī cáo dào rén
... She is married and has three daughters, and her 16-year-old daughter was reprimanded for not wearing headphones while broadcasting a video
...工厂大火 环保局提醒周边居民紧闭门窗外出戴口罩
. . . gōng hǎn dà huǒ huán bǎo jú tí xǐng zhōu biān jū mín jǐn bì mén chuāng wài chū dài kǒu zhào
... Factory fire The Environmental Protection Bureau reminded surrounding residents to close their doors and windows and wear masks when going out
「有人在做蠢事」!摩根大通CEO戴蒙罕見預警:目前像極了2008危機前三年
yǒu rén zài zuò chǔn shì ! mó gēn dà tōng dài méng hǎn 見 預 jǐng mù qián xiàng 極 le wēi 機 qián sān nián
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穿戴震动棒晚上一直穿会坏吗?这些使用注意事项...
chuān dài zhèn dòng bàng wǎn shàng yī zhí chuān huì huài ma ? zhè xiē shǐ yòng zhù yì shì xiàng . . .
Will wearing a vibrator all night damage it? Here are some usage precautions...
光復救災「替女童戴帽」!暖心士官長重回花蓮:妹妹長高了
guāng 復 jiù 災 tì nǚ tóng dài mào ! nuǎn xīn shì guān 長 chóng huí huā 蓮 mèi mèi 長 gāo le
Recovery Efforts: "Putting a Hat on the Little Girl"! Heartwarming Sergeant Returns to Hualien: "My Little Sister Has Grown Taller"
黑乎乎的，戴墨镜干啥？
Hēihūhū de, dài mòjìng gàn shá?
What do you need sunglasses for in such a dark place?
那位戴眼镜的男士是谁？
Nà wèi dài yǎnjìng de nánshì shì shéi?
Who is that gentleman in spectacles?
你为什么戴那条围巾？
Nǐ wèishénme dài nà tiáo wéijīn?
Why are you wearing that scarf?
戴眼镜应该能纠正你的视力。
Dài yǎnjìng yīnggāi néng jiūzhèng nǐ de shìlì.
Wearing glasses should correct your vision.
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