带到 (dài dào) — (resultative verb) to bring/take (someone or something) to a place; to lead to a result

Definition

A resultative verb combining 带 ('bring/carry') with 到 ('arrive at'), used with 把 or directly to express bringing someone or something to a place, or leading to a result.

verb
(resultative verb) to bring/take (someone or something) to a placeto lead to a result

Examples

  • 带到。
    Qǐng bǎ zhè xiē shū dài dào tú shū guǎn.
    Please bring these books to the library.
  • ，。
    Zhè me duō xíng li, wǒ yí gè rén dài bú dào chē zhàn.
    With so much luggage, I can't bring it all to the station alone.
  • 带到。
    Tā de cuò wù dài dào le hěn dà de má fan.
    His mistake led to big trouble.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

带dàitake
到dàoreach

带 means 'take/bring'; 到 means 'reach/arrive', so together they mean take to a place or lead to a result.

Characters in this word

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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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
至至zhìto arrive
Sound part声符shēngfú
刀
刀dāo到dào
Same sound today

到 combines 至, meaning 'to arrive', with 刀 as the sound part. The 至 part points to the idea of reaching a stopping point.

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