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dài

带dàidài
to bring
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他Tā　忘记wàngjì　带dài　手机shǒujī　了le，　所以suǒyǐ　我wǒ　发fā　消息xiāoxi　给gěi　他tā　也yě　看kàn　不bù　到dào。Tā wàngjì dài shǒujī le, suǒyǐ wǒ fā xiāoxi gěi tā yě kàn bù dào.
He forgot to bring his phone, so even if I send him a message he can’t see it.
我Wǒ　刚才gāngcái　忘记wàngjì　带dài　书shū　了le，　他tā　帮bāng　我wǒ　开kāi　门mén。Wǒ gāngcái wàngjì dài shū le, tā bāng wǒ kāi mén.
I just forgot to bring the book; he helped me open the door.
她Tā　今天jīntiān　又yòu　忘记wàngjì　带dài　手机shǒujī，　又yòu　迟到chídào　了le。Tā jīntiān yòu wàngjì dài shǒujī, yòu chídào le.
Today she both forgot her phone and was late.
有些yǒuxiē　观众guānzhòng　是shì　年轻niánqīng　人rén，　也yě　有yǒu　带dài　孩子háizi　来lái　的de　爸爸bàba　妈妈māma。yǒuxiē guānzhòng shì niánqīng rén, yě yǒu dài háizi lái de bàba māma.
Some audience members are young people, and there are also moms and dads who bring their children.
我wǒ　去qù　食堂shítáng　吃饭chīfàn　的de　时候shíhou，　顺便shùnbiàn　帮bāng　室友shìyǒu　带dài　了le　一yì　杯bēi　咖啡kāfēi。wǒ qù shítáng chīfàn de shíhou, shùnbiàn bāng shìyǒu dài le yì bēi kāfēi.
When I went to the cafeteria to eat, I also brought a cup of coffee for my roommate.
她tā　忘记wàngjì　把bǎ　药yào　带dài　到dào　公司gōngsī，　只好zhǐhǎo　请qǐng　同事tóngshì　把bǎ　药yào　从cóng　宿舍sùshè　拿ná　来lái。tā wàngjì bǎ yào dài dào gōngsī, zhǐhǎo qǐng tóngshì bǎ yào cóng sùshè ná lái.
She forgot to bring her medicine to the company, so she had no choice but to ask a coworker to bring it from the dorm.
我wǒ　今天jīntiān　早上zǎoshang　去qù　挂号guàhào　的de　时候shíhou，　差点儿chàdiǎnr　忘记wàngjì　带dài　手机shǒujī。wǒ jīntiān zǎoshang qù guàhào de shíhou, chàdiǎnr wàngjì dài shǒujī.
When I went to register this morning, I almost forgot to bring my phone.
我wǒ　忘记wàngjì　把bǎ　医生yīshēng　写xiě　的de　处方chǔfāng　带dài　到dào　药店yàodiàn　了le。wǒ wàngjì bǎ yīshēng xiě de chǔfāng dài dào yàodiàn le.
I forgot to bring the prescription written by the doctor to the pharmacy.
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