Chinese words starting with “dai”
25 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable dai. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 5 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial d · final ai · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 2
- 3rd tone 2
- 4th tone 21
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 代表dài biǎoHSK 3
representative; delegate; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name of
- 带来dài láiHSK 2
to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
- 带领dài lǐngHSK 3
to guide; to lead
- 带动dài dòngHSK 3
to spur; to provide impetus; to drive
- 代表团dài biǎo tuánHSK 3
delegation
All 25 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 带 | dài | v | band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise | |
| 2 | 待 | dài | v,p | to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth); about to; intending to | |
| 3 | 代 | dài | v,q,n | to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon | |
| 4 | 呆 | dāi | v,a | foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay | |
| 5 | 戴 | dài | v,nr | to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support | |
| 6 | 贷款 | dài kuǎn | n,v,vn | a loan; to provide a loan (e.g. bank); to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank) | |
| 7 | 袋 | dài | g,q,n | pouch; bag; sack; pocket | |
| 8 | 代价 | dài jià | n | price; cost; consideration (in share dealing) | |
| 9 | 逮捕 | dài bǔ | v,vn | to arrest; to apprehend; an arrest | |
| 10 | 代理 | dài lǐ | vn,v | to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate; (computing) proxy | |
| 11 | 代替 | dài tì | v | to replace; to take the place of | |
| 12 | 待遇 | dài yù | n | treatment; pay; salary; status; rank | |
| 13 | 带有 | dài yǒu | v | to have as a feature or characteristic; to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc); to carry (a pathogen, connotation etc) | |
| 14 | 歹徒 | dǎi tú | n | evildoer; malefactor; gangster; hoodlum | |
| 15 | 代理人 | dài lǐ rén | n | agent | |
| 16 | 逮 | dǎi | v | (coll.) to catch; to seize | |
| 17 | 代言人 | dài yán rén | n | spokesperson | |
| 18 | 代号 | dài hào | n | code name | |
| 19 | 带头 | dài tóu | v,vn | to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example | |
| 20 | 带队 | dài duì | v,vn | to lead a team; to lead a group; group leader; (tourism) tour guide | |
| 21 | 带路 | dài lù | v | to lead the way; to guide; to show the way; (fig.) to instruct | |
| 22 | 待会儿 | dāi huì r | d | in a moment; later; also pr. [dāi huǐ r] or [dāi hui r] | |
| 23 | 怠慢 | dài màn | v | to slight; to neglect | |
| 24 | 带头人 | dài tóu rén | n | leader | |
| 25 | 怠工 | dài gōng | v | to slacken off in one's work; to go slow (as a form of strike) |
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