daai3戴
Jyutpingdaai3
Yaledaai
Definition
To wear or put on accessories.
colloquialclothingdaily actions
How it's used
Use this exclusively for accessories that are placed on the body, such as glasses, hats, watches, necklaces, or rings. It implies an act of mounting or attaching an item to a specific part of the body rather than covering the torso or legs. If you are putting on clothing, you must use 著 instead.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 著, which is reserved for clothing like shirts, pants, and shoes. Using 戴 for a t-shirt or trousers will sound incorrect to native speakers.
Grammar color guide
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Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
