HSK 6 · Verbs

携带 xiédài “to carry (on one’s person)” in Chinese

Traditional 攜帶

What 携带 means

  1. to carry (on one’s person)
  2. to take along

How to say 携带

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale携xié2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale带dài4th tone, falling

携带 in a sentence

  1. 你需要携带两张白底的个人证件照。

    Nǐ xūyào xiédài liǎng zhāng báidǐ de gèrén zhèngjiànzhào.

    You need to bring two ID photos of yourself on a white background.

    Sentence #13849248 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 这电子辞典的好处就是便于携带。

    Zhè diànzǐ cídiǎn de hǎochu jiùshì biànyú xiédài.

    The good thing about this electronic dictionary is that it’s easy to carry.

    Sentence #794251 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 这个箱子太重了无法携带。

    Zhè ge xiāngzi tài zhòng le wúfǎ xiédài.

    This box is too heavy to carry.

    Sentence #905839 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 携带 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 携 (xié) with each of its parts in a different colour
携xiéto carry
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 隽superior · juànSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 隽 (juàn) hints at the sound. Compare it with xié.

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.

How to write 携带

携 13 strokes · 带 9 strokes

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

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

Words related to 携带

Words with 带

带dài · band带来dàilái · to bring (about)系领带jì lǐngdài · to tie a tie带领dàilǐng · to lead温带wēndài · temperate zone磁带cídài · cassette tape

More words: Common Verbs

消除xiāochú · to eliminate消耗xiāohào · to consume销毁xiāohuǐ · to destroy (by burning or melting)消灭xiāomiè · to wipe out协助xiézhù · to assist熄灭xīmiè · to go out牺牲xīshēng · to sacrifice修复xiūfù · to repair

FAQs

携带 (xiédài) means “to carry (on one’s person)” or “to take along”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xiédài: xié with a 2nd tone, then dài with a 4th 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, 携带 is written 攜帶. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xiedai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 携带 from the suggestions. Typing xiedai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
携带 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.