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吊带 (diào dài) — (clothing) suspender strap, shoulder strap (on a top, dress, or suspenders); (medical) sling (for supporting an injured arm)

Definition

Refers to the strap itself (on a top, dress, or medical sling), not the whole garment. Example 吊带衫 (sleeveless top with shoulder straps) shows 吊带 as the strap component.

noun
(clothing) suspender strapshoulder strap (on a top, dress, or suspenders)(medical) sling (for supporting an injured arm)
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 吊带，。
    Tā chuān le yí jiàn diào dài shān, kàn qǐ lái hěn shí shàng.
    She wore a camisole top, which looked very fashionable.
  • ，吊带。
    Tā de shǒu bì gǔ zhé le, yī shēng gěi tā yòng le diào dài.
    His arm was broken, and the doctor put him in a sling.
  • 吊带，。
    Zhè tiáo qún zi de diào dài tài sōng le, xū yào gǎi yí xià.
    The straps on this dress are too loose; they need to be adjusted.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

吊diàosuspend
带dàistrap

吊 (to suspend) and 带 (strap) combine for a strap that suspends clothing or an arm.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 帶; 带 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 帶 was drawn as a woven belt; the simplified 带 is a later shorthand.

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