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带来 (dài lái) — to bring (something to where the speaker is); (fig.) to bring about, to produce (a result, change, etc.)

Definition

带来 = bring (to the speaker's place), and figuratively 'bring about' a result, change, or feeling. Pairs naturally with 带来 + abstract noun like 变化、影响、好处.

verb
to bring (something to where the speaker is)(fig.) to bring aboutto produce (a result, change, etc.)

Examples

  • 带来？
    Nǐ míng tiān néng bāng wǒ dài lái yì xiē shuǐ guǒ ma?
    Can you bring me some fruit tomorrow?
  • 带来。
    Xīn zhèng cè dài lái le hěn dà de biàn huà.
    The new policy brought about great changes.
  • 带来。
    Yùn dòng kě yǐ dài lái jiàn kāng hé kuài lè.
    Exercise can bring health and happiness.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

带dàibring
来láicome

带来 combines 带 (bring) and 来 (come), giving bring toward here.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 來; 来 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 來 shows a wheat plant: a central ear, upward leaves, and downward stem and roots. The simplified 来 is a later shorthand.

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