带 dài
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
带头
dàitóu
to take the lead; to set an example
Characters in this word
头 tóu
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- Made of
- ⺀ ice 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 在节能改造中，政府部门如果不带头，企业很难真正改变用电习惯。 Zài jiénéng gǎizào zhōng, zhèngfǔ bùmén rúguǒ bú dàitóu, qǐyè hěn nán zhēnzhèng gǎibiàn yòngdiàn xíguàn. In energy-saving reforms, if government departments do not take the lead, businesses will find it hard to truly change their electricity-use habits.
- 老师带头鼓掌，同学们也跟着鼓起掌来。 Lǎoshī dàitóu gǔzhǎng, tóngxuémen yě gēn zhe gǔqǐ zhǎng lái. The teacher started the applause and the students joined in.
- 要想大家都遵守规则，你得先带头做好。 Yào xiǎng dàjiā dōu zūnshǒu guīzé, nǐ děi xiān dàitóu zuòhǎo. If you want everyone to follow the rules, you have to set the example first.
Related words
- 带 dài to take along; to lead
- 带来 dàilái to bring; to cause
- 带动 dàidòng to drive; to lead along
- 带领 dàilǐng to lead; to guide
- 带有 dàiyǒu to have; to contain
- 地带 dìdài zone; area
- 胶带 jiāodài tape
- 领带 lǐngdài tie
- 一带 yídài area; region
- 携带 xiédài to carry
- 绷带 bēngdài bandage
- 磁带 cídài cassette tape; magnetic tape