带回 (dài huí) — to bring back

Definition

带回 (dài huí) is a verb-object compound meaning to bring something back to the speaker's place — the subject carries it and returns with it. Pairs naturally with 把 constructions (把…带回).

verb
to bring back

Examples

  • 带回。
    Wǒ dài huí le yì běn shū.
    I brought back a book.
  • 带回。
    Tā cóng guó wài dài huí le hěn duō lǐ wù.
    He brought back many gifts from abroad.
  • 带回？
    Nǐ shén me shí hou néng bǎ wǒ de shū dài huí?
    When can you bring back my book?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

带dàibring
回huíback

带 means bring and 回 indicates back, so the word means to bring something back.

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

回 comes from a drawing of a spiral, showing something turning around.

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