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Jyutping bat1 daai3
Pinyin bù dài

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. not to have
  2. without
  3. un-
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, colloquial
    will not; not possible
  2. verb, colloquial
    not allowed; not permitted
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    去外国旅行不能不带护照。
    去外國旅行不能不帶護照。
    qù wài guó lǚ xíng bù néng bù dài hù zhào 。
    • A passport is something you cannot do without when you go to a foreign country.
  2. Mandarin
    为什么我们不带瓶葡萄酒给他?
    為什麼我們不帶瓶葡萄酒給他?
    wèi shén me wǒ men bù dài píng pú tao jiǔ gěi tā ?
    • Why don't we take him a bottle of wine?
  3. Mandarin
    没有不带刺的玫瑰。
    沒有不帶刺的玫瑰。
    méi yǒu bù dài cì de méi guī 。
    • Every rose has its thorn.
    • There is no rose without thorns.
    • Every rose has its thorns.
  4. Mandarin
    我已经不带眼镜了。
    我已經不帶眼鏡了。
    wǒ yǐ jīng bù dài yǎn jìng le 。
    • I don't wear glasses anymore.
  5. Mandarin
    为什么不带着伞来?
    為什麼不帶着傘來?
    wèi shén me bù dài zhe sǎn lái ?
    • Why didn't you bring an umbrella?