Chinese word

带来

Pronunciation

Pinyindài lái

Meaning

  • verbbring

Example

新的政策会带来更多机会。xīn de zhèng cè huì dài lái gèng duō jī huì

The new policy will bring more opportunities.

Illustration for 带来 (bring)

More examples

这项改革会带来积极变化。zhè xiàng gǎi gé huì dài lái jī jí biàn huà

This reform will bring about positive changes.

Core concept

Something comes to a place, or a new effect comes into a situation because of an action.

Common phrases

  • 带来变化dài lái biàn huà

    bring about change

  • 带来机会dài lái jī huì

    bring opportunities

Similar words

带dài: Carry a person or object to another place by taking it along.
送sòng: Take a person or object to a place and deliver it there.
给gěi: Hand an object or money to another person.

Definition in Chinese

把某物从一处带到另一处，或使某种情况或后果产生、出现，强调结果的到来。bǎ mǒu wù cóng yí chù dài dào lìng yí chù huò shǐ móu zhǒng qíng kuàng huò hòu guǒ chǎn shēng chū xiàn qiáng diào jié guǒ de dào lái

Word origin

带 (dài, "carry") + 来 (lái, "come") forms 带来 (dàilái, "bring here"), extending the picture of carrying something here to results that arrive because of an action.

Usage tips

  • English learners may expect bring to describe only movement, but this everyday Chinese verb also naturally introduces good or bad results, so the following noun may name a change rather than an object.

Other meanings

  • bring hereverb
  • bring aboutverb

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