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dài

戴dàidài
to wear (accessories)
FromLesson 16inHardcore Chinese

Usages of dài

出门chūmén　的de　时候shíhou，　她tā　总是zǒngshì　拿ná　着zhe　包bāo，　戴dài　着zhe　眼镜yǎnjìng。chūmén de shíhou, tā zǒngshì ná zhe bāo, dài zhe yǎnjìng.
When she goes out, she always carries her bag and wears her glasses.
她tā　今天jīntiān　没méi　戴dài　眼镜yǎnjìng，　所以suǒyǐ　看kàn　不bù　清楚qīngchu　地图dìtú。tā jīntiān méi dài yǎnjìng, suǒyǐ kàn bù qīngchu dìtú.
She isn’t wearing her glasses today, so she can’t see the map clearly.
我wǒ　戴dài　手套shǒutào　给gěi　轮胎lúntāi　打气dǎqì。wǒ dài shǒutào gěi lúntāi dǎqì.
I wear gloves to pump up the tyre.
我wǒ　之所以zhīsuǒyǐ　戴dài　头盔tóukuī，　是shì　因为yīnwèi　路况lùkuàng　不bù　好hǎo。wǒ zhīsuǒyǐ dài tóukuī, shì yīnwèi lùkuàng bù hǎo.
The reason I am wearing a helmet is that the road conditions are poor.
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