戴dàito put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)
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.
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?
How is 戴 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你戴眼镜吗?
Nǐ dài yǎnjìng ma?
Do you wear glasses?
- Speaker B:
我戴眼镜。
Wǒ dài yǎnjìng.
I wear glasses.
- Speaker A:
孩子也戴眼镜吗?
Háizi yě dài yǎnjìng ma?
Does the child also wear glasses?
- Speaker B:
孩子也戴眼镜。
Háizi yě dài yǎnjìng.
The child also wears glasses.
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Related words
- 穿chuānto wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.)HSK 1
- 眼睛yǎn jingeyeHSK 2
- 衣服yī fuclothesHSK 1
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- 妈妈mā mamom; mommy; motherHSK 1
- 孩子hái zichildHSK 1
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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.