Usages of dài
我 这 个 帽子 戴 了 很 多 年 了， 觉得 比 新 帽子 更 舒服。wǒ zhè gè màozi dài le hěn duō nián le, juéde bǐ xīn màozi gèng shūfu.
I’ve worn this hat for many years; I feel it’s more comfortable than a new one.
今天 太阳 很 大， 孩子 在 公园 吃 冰淇淋 的 时候 戴 着 帽子。jīntiān tàiyáng hěn dà, háizi zài gōngyuán chī bīngqílín de shíhou dài zhe màozi.
The sun is very strong today; when the child eats ice cream in the park, she wears a hat.
她 戴着 口罩 去 公司， 跟 经理 说 自己 想 请假 两 天。tā dàizhe kǒuzhào qù gōngsī, gēn jīnglǐ shuō zìjǐ xiǎng qǐngjià liǎng tiān.
She went to the company wearing a mask and told the manager that she wanted to take two days off.
她 上 网课 的 时候 总是 戴 着 耳机， 所以 旁边 的 人 听不见 老师 的 声音。tā shàng wǎngkè de shíhou zǒngshì dài zhe ěrjī, suǒyǐ pángbiān de rén tīngbujiàn lǎoshī de shēngyīn.
When she attends online classes, she always wears earphones, so the people next to her can’t hear the teacher’s voice.
上课 的 时候 别 戴着 耳机 听 音乐。shàngkè de shíhou bié dàizhe ěrjī tīng yīnyuè.
Don’t listen to music with earphones during class.
我 不 戴 眼镜 就 看不清楚 黑板 上 的 汉字。wǒ bú dài yǎnjìng jiù kànbuqīngchu hēibǎn shàng de hànzì.
If I don’t wear glasses, I can’t see the Chinese characters on the blackboard clearly.
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