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Jyutping daai3
Pinyin dài

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Dai
  2. to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)
  3. to respect
  4. to bear
  5. to support
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) Chinese surname
  2. to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)/to respect/to bear/to support/a surname
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    除​咗​衫​褲鞋​襪​之外​,​將​所有​設計用​嚟​擺​喺​身​體​上面​嘅​嘢​擺​上身
    to wear; to put on, esp. accessories like hats, watches, glasses, jewellery, etc.; to put on
    • 戴錶
      戴表
      daai3 biu1
      to wear a watch
    • 戴帽
      戴帽
      daai3 mou2
      to put on a hat
    • 戴眼鏡
      戴眼镜
      daai3 ngaan5 geng2
      to wear glasses
  2. 名詞、專名

    a surname, usually transliterated as "Tai"
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to support; to bear
  2. character
    a surname
  3. character
    to put on; to wear (a hat, scarf, jewelry, wristwatch, glasses, flower or other object that is “attached” to the body)
  4. character
    to wear something on the head; to carry on the head
  5. character
    to respect; to esteem
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. wear on top
  2. support
  3. Cangjie Input
    JIWTC
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #157
  2. HSK3 四级汉字表 #45
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她戴上了她的帽子。
    她戴上了她的帽子。
    tā dài shang le tā de mào zi 。
    • She put on her hat.
    • She put her hat on.
  2. Mandarin
    她戴上了外出用的帽子。
    她戴上了外出用的帽子。
    tā dài shang le wài chū yòng de mào zi 。
    • She put on her hat to go out.
  3. Mandarin
    她戴着个奇怪的帽子。
    她戴着個奇怪的帽子。
    tā dài zhe gè qí guài de mào zi 。
    • She was wearing a strange hat.
  4. Mandarin
    我戴隐形眼镜。
    我戴隱形眼鏡。
    wǒ dài yǐn xíng yǎn jìng 。
    • I wear contact lenses.
  5. Mandarin
    戴眼镜应该能纠正你的视力。
    戴眼鏡應該能糾正你的視力。
    dài yǎn jìng yīng gāi néng jiū zhèng nǐ de shì lì 。
    • Wearing glasses should correct your vision.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    如果佢撞车𠮶阵戴咗安全带,就唔会冇咗条命。
    如果佢撞車嗰陣戴咗安全帶,就唔會冇咗條命。
    jyu4 gwo2 keoi5 zong6 ce1 go2 zan6 daai3 zo2 on1 cyun4 daai2 , zau6 m4 wui2 mou5 zo2 tiu4 meng6 。
    • He would still be alive if he had been wearing his seat belt when the car crashed.
  2. Cantonese
    揸电单车唔戴头盔好危险㗎。
    揸電單車唔戴頭盔好危險㗎。
    zaa4 din6 daan1 ce1 m4 daai3 tau4 kwai1 hou3 ngai4 him2 gaa3 。
    • It is dangerous to ride a motorbike without a helmet.
  3. Cantonese
    我唔戴眼镜都睇到书。
    我唔戴眼鏡都睇到書。
    ngo5 m4 daai3 ngaan5 geng2 dou1 tai2 dou3 syu1 。
    • I can read without glasses.
  4. Cantonese
    天气咁热,要戴返顶帽先好出街呀。
    天氣咁熱,要戴返頂帽先好出街呀。
    tin1 hei3 gam3 jit6 , jiu3 daai3 faan2 deng2 mou6 sin1 hou3 ceot1 gaai1 aa3 。
    • Don't go out in this heat with a bare head.
  5. Cantonese
    你顶帽可以照戴住。
    你頂帽可以照戴住。
    nei5 deng2 mou6 ho2 ji5 ziu3 daai3 zyu6 。
    • You can leave your hat on.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你真系大头虾啊,戴住眼镜又揾眼镜。
    你真係大頭蝦啊,戴住眼鏡又揾眼鏡。
    nei5 zan1 hai6 daai6 tau4 haa1 aa3, daai3 zyu6 ngaan5 geng2 jau6 wan2 ngaan5 geng2.
    • How careless you are! You already put on your glasses but you are still looking for them without noticing that.
  2. Cantonese
    又要威又要戴头盔
    又要威又要戴頭盔
    jau6 jiu3 wai1 jiu6 jiu3 daai3 tau4 kwai1
    • used to describe those who like to be seen as daring, and yet won't actually take risks; literally: wanting the glamour, but also wanting to wear a helmet
  3. Cantonese
    嗱,戴返个头盔先,其实上面我所讲嘅维根斯坦嘅理论呢,我系完全冇读过㗎。错咗唔好闹我。
    嗱,戴返個頭盔先,其實上面我所講嘅維根斯坦嘅理論呢,我係完全冇讀過㗎。錯咗唔好鬧我。
    laa4, daai3 faan1 go3 tau4 kwai1 sin1, kei4 sat6 soeng6 min6 ngo5 so2 gong2 ge3 wai4 gan1 si1 taan2 ge3 lei5 leon6 ne1, ngo5 hai6 jyun4 cyun4 mou5 duk6 gwo3 gaa3. co3 zo2 m4 hou2 naau6 ngo5.
    • Disclaimer: I've never studied those theories of Wittgenstein I just talked about. Don't hold it against me if I got it wrong.
  4. Cantonese
    你月入万五蚊,但又成日学人穿金戴银;乜你真系有钱冇埞使咩?
    你月入萬五蚊,但又成日學人穿金戴銀;乜你真係有錢冇埞使咩?
    nei5 jyut6 jap6 maan6 ng5 man1, daan6 jau6 seng4 jat6 hok6 jan4 cyun1 gam1 daai3 ngan4; mat1 nei5 zan1 hai6 jau5 cin2 mou5 deng6 sai2 me1?
    • You earn only $15000 every month, but you are wearing tons of knick-knacks; have you really got too much money to squander?
  5. Cantonese
    戴表
    戴錶
    daai3 biu1
    • to wear a watch
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    绿帽唔怕戴,最紧要除得快。
    綠帽唔怕戴,最緊要除得快。
    luk6 mou2 m4 paa3 daai3, zeoi3 gan2 jiu3 ceoi4 dak1 faai3.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    佩戴
    佩戴
    pèi dài
    • to wear (adornment on one's clothes)
  2. Cantonese
    戴住眼镜
    戴住眼鏡
    daai3 zyu6 ngaan5 geng3
    • wearing glasses
  3. Mandarin
    让我爱而不受感戴,让我事而不受赏赐。
    讓我愛而不受感戴,讓我事而不受賞賜。
    ràng wǒ ài ér bù shòu gǎn dài , ràng wǒ shì ér bù shòu shǎng cì .
    • Let me love and not be respected;
      Let me serve and not be rewarded.
  4. Mandarin
    我可以叫他戴夫吗?
    我可以叫他戴夫嗎?
    wǒ kě yǐ jiào tā dài fū ma ?
    • May I call him Dave?
  5. Cantonese
    只戒指太细喇,戴𠮶时啜实手指。
    只戒指太细喇,戴嗰时啜实手指。
    zek3 gaai3 zi2 taai3 sai3 laa3, daai3 go2 si4 zyut3 sat6 sau2 zi2.
    • The ring is too small. It gets stuck on my finger when I wear it.