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HSK 4 - Medium
17 strokes
Traditional (switch to Simplified)

戴

dài

Definition

to put on
to wear (only for accessories such as: glasses, hat, gloves etc)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

untidy (in dress)

Related words (31)

to wear; to put on (hat, bra...)

to wear a condom

to wear mourning garb; to be in mourning

(bird species of China) Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)

(bird species of China) goldcrest (Regulus regulus)

to wear a watch; a homophone for 代表 used to avoid Internet censorship in the PRC

dioxin, carcinogenic heterocyclic hydrocarbon (esp. Taiwan usage)

to wear a hat; (fig.) to stigmatize; to be branded as

kinglet; bird of Regulus genus

dài yuè pī xīng

see 披星戴月

dài pén wàng tiān

(lit.) viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head; (fig.) it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations; one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties

dài lǜ tóu jīn

(lit.) to wear green headband (to visit a Yuan dynasty brothel); cuckold

dài lǜ mào zi

a cuckold; to be cuckolded by one's wife

dài gāo mào zi

(coll.) to be the object of flattery; to be placed on a pedestal

戴有色眼鏡

dài yǒu sè yǎn jìng

to wear colored glasses; to have a prejudiced viewpoint

to wear (as accessories)

sincerely grateful

to give one's allegiance; (popular) support

to endorse (sb for leader)

to adore; to love and esteem; to love and respect; love and respect

to dress; clothing

to put on; to wear (mouthguard, contact lenses, hearing aid etc)

cap badge (official sign of rank in Qing dynasty)

bù gòng dài tiān

(of enemies) cannot live under the same sky; absolutely irreconcilable

gǎn ēn dài dé

deeply grateful

pī xīng dài yuè

to travel or work through night and day; to toil away for long hours

pī má dài xiào

to wear mourning clothes; to be in mourning; also written 披麻帶孝|披麻带孝

jīn guān dài jú

goldcrest (Regulus regulus); gold-crowned kinglet

jīn dǐng dài jú

goldcrest (Regulus satrapa)

頭戴式耳機

tóu dài shì ěr jī

headphones

金頂戴菊鳥

jīn dǐng dài jú niǎo

goldcrest (Regulus satrapa)

Idioms (1)

chuān jīn dài yín

richly bedecked; dripping with gold and silver (idiom)

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