携带 (xiédài) · to carry

携带 (xiédài) means “to carry; to bring along”. It is written with 2 characters: 携 (to carry) + 带 (to bring). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 携带 is built

The characters

携 xié · to carry

What 携 is made of

扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
隽juàn — superior
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
  - 亻rén — person
- 乃nǎi — then
  - 丿 — falling stroke

带 dài · to bring

What 带 is made of

卅sà — thirty
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 川chuān — stream
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
冖mì — cover
巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke

Origin hint: A belt, creasing one's robe above 卅 but not below 巾 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

乘客不能携带危险物品。Chéngkè bùnéng xiédài wēixiǎn wùpǐn.Passengers may not carry dangerous items.

请随身携带身份证。Qǐng suíshēn xiédài shēnfènzhèng.Please carry your ID card with you.

Questions about 携带

What does 携带 mean?

携带 (xiédài) means “to carry; to bring along”.

How do you pronounce 携带?

携带 is pronounced xiédài.

Which HSK level is 携带?

携带 is in Old HSK 6.

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Learn 携带 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 200: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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