HSK 6 · Verbs

带领 dàilǐng “to lead” in Chinese

Traditional 帶領

What 带领 means

  1. to lead
  2. to guide

How to say 带领

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale带dài4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale领lǐng3rd tone, dipping

带领 in a sentence

  1. 导游带领我们参观了长城。

    Dǎoyóu dàilǐng wǒmen cānguān le Chángchéng.

    The tour guide led us around the Great Wall.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 在老师的带领下，我们完成了这个项目。

    Zài lǎoshī de dàilǐng xià, wǒmen wánchéng le zhè ge xiàngmù.

    With our teacher leading us, we completed the project.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 带领 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 带 (dài) with each of its parts in a different colour
带dàiband
  • 卅thirty · sà
  • 冖cover · mì
  • 巾napkin · jīn

Memory aidDrawn from a belt with cloth 巾 hanging from it: a belt, to carry.

The character 领 (lǐng) with each of its parts in a different colour
领lǐngneck
  • 令command · língSound part
  • 页page · xiéMeaning part

页 hints at the meaning (page); 令 (líng) hints at the sound. Compare it with lǐng.

How to write 带领

带 9 strokes · 领 11 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

带领 (dàilǐng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 带领 (dàilǐng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 带领

Words with 带

带dài · band带来dàilái · to bring (about)系领带jì lǐngdài · to tie a tie携带xiédài · to carry (on one’s person)温带wēndài · temperate zone磁带cídài · cassette tape

Words with 领

领导lǐngdǎo · leader本领běnlǐng · skill领域lǐngyù · domain系领带jì lǐngdài · to tie a tie领土lǐngtǔ · territory领会lǐnghuì · to understand领悟lǐngwù · to comprehend领先lǐngxiān · to lead率领shuàilǐng · to lead纲领gānglǐng · guiding principles

More words: Common Verbs

搓cuō · to rub (between the hands)搭dā · to put up打包dǎbāo · to pack up达成dáchéng · to reach (an agreement)怠慢dàimàn · to neglect (a guest)打击dǎjī · to strike打架dǎjià · to fight打量dǎliang · to size up

FAQs

带领 (dàilǐng) means “to lead” or “to guide”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it dàilǐng: dài with a 4th tone, then lǐng with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 带领 is written 帶領. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type dailing with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 带领 from the suggestions. Typing dailing into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
带领 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

Turn words into conversations

A dictionary gives you the words. A native teacher shows you how to use them. Start with a free 30-minute intro call.

Book a free intro call

Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.