带 dài in a sentence
Belt (carry - bring - wear - region - to lead)
带 (dài) means Belt (carry - bring - wear - region - to lead). Below are 24 of the 86 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
出门别忘了 带 护照。
Chū mén bié wàng le dài hùzhào.
Don't forget to take your passport when you go out.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 带
今天下雨,你 带 伞了吗?
Jīntiān xià yǔ, nǐ dài sǎn le ma?
It's raining today — did you bring an umbrella?
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 带
出国要 带 护照。
Chū guó yào dài hùzhào.
You need to take your passport when going abroad.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 护照
他不会系领 带 。
Tā bú huì jìlǐngdài.
He does not know how to tie a necktie.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 系领带
我身上没 带 零钱。
Wǒ shēn shàng méi dài língqián.
I do not have any change on me.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 零钱
我身上没 带 现金。
Wǒ shēn shàng méi dài xiànjīn.
I do not have any cash on me.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 现金
我忘 带 充电器了。
Wǒ wàng dài chōngdiànqì le.
I forgot to bring my charger.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 充电器
他蹲下来系鞋 带 。
Tā dūn xiàlái jì xiédài.
He squatted down to tie his shoelaces.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 蹲
面试前请系领 带 。
Miànshì qián qǐng jìlǐngdài.
Please wear a tie before the interview.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 系领带
请随身 带 好行李。
Qǐng suíshēn dài hǎo xíngli.
Please keep your luggage with you.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 随身
他脸上 带 着微笑。
Tā liǎn shàng dài zhe wēixiào.
There is a smile on his face.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 微笑
这一 带 连年丰收。
Zhè yídài liánnián fēngshōu.
This area has had good harvests year after year.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 连年
这一 带 盛产棉花。
Zhè yídài shèngchǎn miánhua.
This area produces a great deal of cotton.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 棉花
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From the graded readers
我们没有 带 伞,只好跑回家。
wǒmen méiyǒu dài sǎn, zhǐhǎo pǎo huíjiā.
We hadn't brought an umbrella, so we had to run home.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Rainy Day
我忽然明白,时间 带 走的不只是样子。
wǒ hūrán míngbai, shíjiān dàizǒu de / dì bùzhǐ shì yàngzi.
I suddenly understood that what time takes away isn't only how you look.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · An Old Photograph
她笑着说:“重要的东西都 带 不走。”
tā xiào zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó shuō:" zhòngyào de / dì dōngxī dōu dài bù zǒu."
She smiled and said, "The things that matter can't be packed."
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Saying Goodbye
第二天我去拿回了手机,还 带 了一盒巧克力去感谢她。
dì'èr tiān wǒ qù ná huí le / liǎo / liào shǒujī, hái / huán dài le / liǎo / liào yī hé qiǎokèlì qù gǎnxiè tā.
The next day I went to collect it, and took a box of chocolates to thank her.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Losing My Phone
From the travel phrasebook
这边请,我 带 您参观。
Zhèbiān qǐng, wǒ dài nín cānguān.
This way, I'll show you around.
Travel phrasebook · Trade fairs and factory visits
From the grammar library
带 appears in 86 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 带
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 带
How is 带 used in a sentence?
This page shows 86 sentences using 带 (dài, "Belt (carry - bring - wear - region - to lead)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 带 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 带 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 带 an HSK word?
Yes — 带 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 带?
The dictionary page for 带 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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