带

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 请带护照。▶ —
   Bring your passport.
2. 我带你去。▶ —
   I'll take you there.

Collocations

Mnemonic

带 dài "bring/take along" — traditional 帶, originally a belt pictograph (carry on the body), extended to "bring with / accompany". Distinguish from 拿 ná "hold (in hand)".

Quick check

1. Original sense of 带?

   • belt
   • hold
   • bag
   • transport