Chinese word

携带

Pronunciation

Pinyinxié dài

Meaning

  • verbcarry

Example

请不要携带易燃物品上车。qǐng bú yào xié dài yì rán wù pǐn shàng chē

Please do not carry flammable items onto the vehicle.

Illustration for 携带 (carry)

More examples

出门前确认已随身携带必要药物。chū mén qián què rèn yǐ suí shēn xié dài bì yào yào wù

Before going out, make sure you are carrying the necessary medicine.

Core concept

An object stays with a person as the person moves, whether held in the hand or kept on the body.

Common phrases

  • 随身携带证件suí shēn xié dài zhèng jiàn

    carry identification with you

  • 随身携带现金suí shēn xié dài xiàn jīn

    carry cash with you

  • 携带液体xié dài yè tǐ

    carry liquids

Similar words

带dài: To take an object along when going somewhere.
拿ná: To hold and carry something in the hand.
随身携带suí shēn xié dài: To keep something with oneself and carry it around.

Definition in Chinese

用手或放在身上把东西带着走。yòng shǒu huò fàng zài shēn shàng bǎ dōng xī dài zhe zǒu

Word origin

携带 (xiédài, "carry along") combines 携 (xié, "carry") with 带 (dài, "take along"), joining the ideas of holding an object and taking it along.

Usage tips

  • In conversational Chinese, this word often sounds more official than everyday wording, so it is especially common in signs, rules, and travel notices.

Other meanings

  • transportverb
  • bringverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 携带品xié dài pǐncarried itemnoun

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