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带领 (dài lǐng) — to lead, to guide

Definition

带领 means 'to lead' a group of people to do something, with no strong sense of authority. 率领 is more formal and implies commanding troops or a delegation.

verb
to leadto guide

Examples

  • 带领。
    Duì zhǎng dài lǐng wǒ men pá shàng le shān dǐng.
    The team leader led us to climb to the top of the mountain.
  • 带领。
    Zhè wèi jiào liàn dài lǐng qiú duì yíng dé le bǐ sài.
    This coach led the team to win the match.
  • 带领？
    Nǐ néng dài lǐng dà jiā wán chéng zhè ge rèn wu ma?
    Can you lead everyone to complete this task?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

带dàilead
领lǐnglead

带 and 领 both mean lead; the word combines two near-synonyms to express guiding a group.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 領; 领 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
令
令lìng領lǐng
Same sound today

The traditional form 領 has 令 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; the simplified 领 is a later shorthand.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6HSK 2.0 Level 6Management

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