携带 xiédài to carry (on one's person)
to carry (on one's person); to support (old); Taiwan pr.
How to remember 携带: 携 to carry + 带 belt = to carry (on one's person).
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How it is used
- To carry/bring on one's person - 携带行李 (xiédài xínglǐ) carry luggage, 禁止携带 (jìnzhǐ xiédài) prohibited to carry.
- Formal word for carrying items with you, common on signs and in regulations; also 'carry' a virus/gene (携带病毒).
- Contrast casual 带 (dài, bring/carry); 携带 is the official register.
Example sentences
- 这电子辞典的好处就是便于携带。 Zhè diànzicídiǎn de hǎochù jiùshì biànyú xiédài.The good thing about this electronic dictionary is that it's easy to carry.
- 这架飞机一次可以携带40名乘客。 Zhè jiàfēijī yīcì kěyǐ xiédài 40míng chéngkè.This airplane is capable of carrying 40 passengers at a time.