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Usages of dài
我 的 妈妈 常常 带 我 去 超市。wǒ de māma chángcháng dài wǒ qù chāoshì.
My mom often takes me to the supermarket.
请 你 带 我 去 超市， 然后 我 请 你 吃 晚饭。qǐng nǐ dài wǒ qù chāoshì, ránhòu wǒ qǐng nǐ chī wǎnfàn.
Please take me to the supermarket, then I’ll treat you to dinner.
她 周末 常常 带 孩子 去 看看 父母， 一起 在 家 吃饭 聊天。tā zhōumò chángcháng dài háizi qù kànkan fùmǔ, yìqǐ zài jiā chīfàn liáotiān.
On weekends she often takes the kids to visit her parents, and they eat and chat at home together.
周末 她 常常 带 孩子 去 看看 亲戚， 跟 阿姨 在 家 里 聊天。zhōumò tā chángcháng dài háizi qù kànkan qīnqi, gēn āyí zài jiā lǐ liáotiān.
On weekends she often takes the child to visit relatives and chats at home with her aunt.
她 带 自己 的 袋子 去 超市， 一方面 节省 钱， 一方面 少 用 塑料 袋子。tā dài zìjǐ de dàizi qù chāoshì, yìfāngmiàn jiéshěng qián, yìfāngmiàn shǎo yòng sùliào dàizi.
She brings her own bag to the supermarket—on the one hand to save money, and on the other to use fewer plastic bags.
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