带有 (dài yǒu) — to have, to possess, to feature (a quality, characteristic, or element)

Definition

A formal verb meaning something 'features' or 'carries' an inherent quality, trait, or element — stronger than 有, which just states existence. Often used in written contexts to describe a built-in characteristic.

verb
to haveto possessto feature (a quality, characteristic, or element)

Examples

  • 带有。
    Zhè ge shè jì dài yǒu hěn nóng hòu de zhōng guó fēng gé.
    This design has a very strong Chinese style.
  • 带有。
    Tā de fā yán dài yǒu yì xiē piān jiàn.
    His speech contained some bias.
  • 带有。
    Zhè zhǒng shuǐ guǒ dài yǒu yì zhǒng tè bié de xiāng wèi.
    This kind of fruit has a special fragrance.

Origin

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.

带dàicarry; contain
有yǒuhave

带 can mean carry or contain and 有 means have; 带有 expresses possessing or featuring something.

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
肉肉ròumeat
Sound part声符shēngfú
又
又yòu有yǒu
Same sound today

The form 有 combines 又, used for its sound, with a shape from 肉, 'meat'; the hand-holding-meat story is a folk explanation, not shown in the oldest shape.

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