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戴dàito put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)

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戴 (dài) means "to put on or wear" glasses, a hat, gloves, and similar things. 我戴眼镜 says I wear glasses. 妈妈戴帽子 says Mom wears a hat. 你戴眼镜吗 asks whether you wear glasses. 孩子也戴眼镜 says the child also wears glasses. Every example uses that same wear sense.

What does 戴 mean?

  1. 1.

    to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)verb

What does the character 戴 mean?

  • 戴to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)

How do you use 戴?

戴 can come before 眼镜 or 帽子 for things you put on or wear.

Patterns

  • 戴 + 眼镜

    我戴眼镜。

    Wǒ dài yǎnjìng.

    I wear glasses.

  • 戴 + 帽子

    妈妈戴帽子。

    Māma dài màozi.

    Mom wears a hat.

  • 也 + 戴 + 眼镜

    孩子也戴眼镜。

    Háizi yě dài yǎnjìng.

    The child also wears glasses.

What are some examples of 戴 in a sentence?

  1. 我戴眼镜。

    Wǒ dài yǎnjìng.

    I wear glasses.

  2. 妈妈戴帽子。

    Māma dài màozi.

    Mom wears a hat.

  3. 你戴眼镜吗?

    Nǐ dài yǎnjìng ma?

    Do you wear glasses?

  4. 孩子也戴眼镜。

    Háizi yě dài yǎnjìng.

    The child also wears glasses.

How is 戴 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你戴眼镜吗?

    Nǐ dài yǎnjìng ma?

    Do you wear glasses?

  2. Speaker B:

    我戴眼镜。

    Wǒ dài yǎnjìng.

    I wear glasses.

  3. Speaker A:

    孩子也戴眼镜吗?

    Háizi yě dài yǎnjìng ma?

    Does the child also wear glasses?

  4. Speaker B:

    孩子也戴眼镜。

    Háizi yě dài yǎnjìng.

    The child also wears glasses.

Can you use 戴 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我___眼镜。(I wear glasses.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "Mom wears a hat"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 孩子也___眼镜。(The child also wears glasses.)

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.