绑带 (bǎng dài) — bandage, dressing (for wounds); puttee, leg wrap (e.g., worn by soldiers or hikers); binding strap (e.g., on a backpack, sandal, or cargo)

Definition

A simple compound noun for a fabric strap used to wrap or bind — most often a bandage for a wound, but also the cloth leg wraps soldiers/hikers wear or the binding straps on a backpack.

noun
bandagedressing (for wounds)putteeleg wrap (e.g., worn by soldiers or hikers)binding strap (e.g., on a backpack, sandal, or cargo)
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 绑带。
    Yī shēng yòng bǎng dài bāo hǎo le shāng kǒu.
    The doctor dressed the wound with a bandage.
  • 绑带。
    Shì bīng zài tuǐ shàng bǎng le bǎng dài.
    The soldier wrapped puttees on his legs.
  • 绑带。
    Dēng shān bāo shàng de bǎng dài hěn nài yòng.
    The straps on the climbing backpack are very durable.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

绑bǎngbind
带dàistrap

绑 contributes the idea of binding, and 带 denotes a strap or band, giving a binding strap.

Characters in this word

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 綁; 绑 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìthin silk; thread
Sound part声符shēngfú
邦
邦bāng綁bǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 綁 pairs 糸 (thin silk; thread) with 邦 (bāng), which gives the sound. The simplified 绑 is a later shorthand.

Open 绑 →

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.

Open 带 →

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