How to say “wear” in Chinese
wear (glasses, hat, watch)
“Wear” in Chinese is 戴, dài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
戴 is read dài. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
For glasses, hats, watches and jewelry; clothes are “worn” with 穿.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “戴”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 戴. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他戴着眼镜。tādàizheyǎnjìngHe's wearing glasses.
- 他今天没戴手表tājīntiānméidàishǒubiǎoHe isn't wearing a watch today.
- 那个戴眼镜的小伙子是谁nàgedàiyǎnjìngdexiǎohuǒzishìshéiWho's that guy in glasses?
- 那个戴眼镜的姑娘是谁nàgedàiyǎnjìngdegūniangshìshéiWho's that girl in glasses?
- 她手上戴着一个戒指。tāshǒushangdàizheyígejièzhiShe's wearing a ring on her hand.
- 她戴着一条珍珠项链tādàizheyìtiáozhēnzhūxiàngliànShe's wearing a pearl necklace.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “The guy in glasses”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “wear” in Chinese?
“Wear” in Chinese is 戴, pinyin dài.
What does 戴 mean?
戴 (dài) means “wear (glasses, hat, watch)”.
How do you write 戴?
戴 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 戴?
戴 is read dài. Tones: dài — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“wear” in the lesson “The guy in glasses”
This word is from the topic “People: looks and character” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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