夹带 (jiā dài) — to smuggle (contraband); to carry crib notes (i…

Definition

Means to secretly carry something forbidden — typically contraband through customs or 夹带 small notes (小抄) into an exam room.

verb

to smuggle (contraband)to carry crib notes (into an exam)

夹带。
Tā shì tú bǎ dú pǐn jiā dài jìn jiān yù.
He tried to smuggle drugs into the prison.
夹带。
Kǎo shì shí jiā dài xiǎo chāo huì bèi qǔ xiāo chéng jì.
Carrying crib notes during an exam will get your scores cancelled.
夹带。
Hǎi guān rén yuán chá chū lǚ kè jiā dài le wéi jìn pǐn.
Customs officers found that the traveler had smuggled prohibited items.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

Both 夹 and 带 express carrying something along, so together they mean smuggle or carry secretly.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 夾; 夹 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 夾 draws a person with two people beside or under the arms, giving the idea of holding or sandwiching between sides.

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.