daai3 bei6帶備带备
Jyutpingdaai3 bei6
Yaledaai beih
Definition
To bring and prepare; to have something ready on hand.
neutraldaily actions
How it's used
Focuses on the act of having something ready or on one's person for a specific purpose or upcoming event. It carries a slightly more formal or deliberate nuance than simply using 拎 or 帶, as it implies a sense of foresight or planning. You will often hear it in instructions or reminders where being prepared is essential.
Examples
Remember to bring an umbrella when you go out.
Related words
Common phrases
to bring identification documents
to have cash prepared
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 帶, which is a general verb for carrying or bringing. 帶備 specifically emphasizes the preparation aspect, so it sounds unnatural if used for carrying something trivial or spontaneous.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.



