Chinese word

戴

Pronunciation

Pinyindài

Meaning

  • verbwear

Example

他每天戴手表。tā měi tiān dài shóu biǎo

He wears a watch every day.

Illustration for 戴 (wear)

More examples

他出门前先戴口罩。tā chū mén qián xiān dài kǒu zhào

He puts on a mask before going out.

Core concept

An object settles onto the matching body part as a visible accessory or protective covering.

Common phrases

  • 戴眼镜dài yǎn jìng

    put on glasses

  • 戴手表dài shóu biǎo

    put on a watch

  • 戴帽子dài mào zi

    put on a hat

  • 戴口罩dài kǒu zhào

    put on a mask

Similar words

带dài: Bring a thing or person with you from one place to another.
穿chuān: Wear or put on garments, trousers, shoes, and other clothing items.

Definition in Chinese

把帽子、眼镜、手表、首饰、手套等放在头上或身体相应部位作为佩带的动作或状态。bǎ mào zi yǎn jìng shóu biǎo shǒu shì shǒu tào děng fàng zài tóu shàng huò shēn tǐ xiāng yìng bù wèi zuò wéi pèi dài de dòng zuò huò zhuàng tài

Word origin

戴 (dài, "wear") grew from a concrete sense of placing an object on the head, then extended to objects settled on other parts of the body.

Usage tips

  • The aspect marker 着 (zhe, "ongoing-state marker") after the verb highlights that the item remains in place, which helps separate an ongoing state from a single event.

Other meanings

  • put onverb

Opposites

  • 取下qǔ xiàremoveverb
  • 脱下tuō xiàtake offverb

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