dàijià 代价 [modif: 代 substitute + 价 price] N price (for achieving something), cost ■ 她为了 实现自己
的抱负，付出了很大的代价。Tā wèile shíxiàn zìjǐ de bàofù, fùchū le hěn dà de dàijià. She paid
a high price for achieving her ambition.
dàilǐ 代理 [modif: 代 perform on behalf of + 理 manage] V act on behalf of, act as an agent 代理人 dàilǐrén
agent
dàitì 代替 V substitute for, replace, instead of ■ 这次家长会你爸爸妈妈一定要出席，不能请人 代
替。Zhè cì jiāzhǎnghuì nǐ bàba māma yídìng yào chūxí, bù néng qǐng rén dàitì. Your parents must
attend this parents’ meeting and nobody can go on their behalf.
dài 贷 TRAD 貸 V loan
dàikuǎn 贷款 [modif: 贷 loan + 款 fund] V & N loan money to, borrow money from; loan 贷款给一家小企
业 dàikuǎn gěi yìjiā xiǎo qǐyè loan money to a small business / 向银行贷款 xiàng yínháng dàikuǎn ask the bank for
a loan / 无息贷款 wúxīdàikuǎn interest-free loan
dài 带 TRAD 帶 V bring, take ■ 出去旅游，别忘了带 照相机。Chūqù lǚyóu, bié wàngle dài
zhàoxiàngjī. Don’t forget to bring along your camera when you go out sightseeing. ■ 明天上课的
时候，把词典带 来。Míngtiān shàngkè de shíhou, bǎ cídiǎn dàilai. Please bring your dictionary
with you when you come to class tomorrow. 带来/带 ... 来 dàilai/dài ... lái bring ... / 带去/带 ... 去
dàiqu/dài ... qù take... ■ ...你不知道图书 馆在哪儿？我带你去。Nǐ bù zhīdào túshūguǎn zài nǎr?
Wǒ dài nǐ qù. You don’t know where the library is? I’ll take you there.
dàilǐng 带领 [comp: 带 lead, head + 领 lead, head] V lead, guide
dài 待 V treat, deal with ■ 他待朋友很热心。Tǎ dài péngyou hěn rèxīn. He is warmhearted in dealing
with friends. ■ 人家怎么待我，我就怎么 待人家。Rénjiā zěnme dài wǒ, wǒ jiù zěnme dài
rénjiā. I treat people the way they treat me.
dàiyù 待遇 N 1 treatment ■ 代表团受到了贵宾待 遇。Dàibiǎotuán shòudào le guì bīn dàiyù. The
delegation was given VIP treatment. 2 remuneration ■ 这个职务责任非常重，但是待遇很好。
Zhège zhíwù zérèn fēicháng zhòng, dànshì dàiyù hěn hǎo. This position carries heavy
responsibilities, but is highly paid.
dài 袋 N sack, bag ■ 他带了一个大袋子来装 书。Tā dàile yí ge dà dàizi lái zhuāng shū. He brought a
big bag for books. 口袋 kǒudài pocket
NOTE: 袋 dài is seldom used alone. It is either used with the nominal suffix 子 zi to form 袋子 dài zi, or with
another noun to form a compound word, e.g. 口袋 kǒudài (pocket).dài 戴 V wear, put on ■ 外面很冷，戴上帽子 吧！Wàimiàn hěn lěng, dàishang màozi ba! It’s cold
outside. Do put on your cap. 戴手套儿 dài shǒutàor wear gloves / 戴眼镜 dài yǎnjìng wear spectacles
dài 怠 ADJ idle, slack
dàimàn 怠慢 [comp: 怠 slack + 慢 slight] V slight, give the cold shoulder to
dài 逮 V catch
dàibǔ 逮捕 [comp: 逮 arrest + 捕 capture] V arrest, take into custody ■ 已经有两名高级官员因受 贿被
逮捕。Yǐjīng yǒu liǎng míng gāojí guānyuán yīn shòuhuì bèi dàibǔ. Two senior officials have
already been arrested for taking bribes.
dān 单 TRAD 單 ADJ single, separate ■ 他不习 惯和别人合住， 一定要单住一个房间。Tā bù xíguàn
hé biérén hé zhù, yídìng yào dān zhù yí ge fángjiān. He is not used to sharing a room with another
person and insists on having a room to himself.
dānchún 单纯 [comp: 单 single + 纯 pure] ADJ simple-minded, ingenuous
dāncí 单词 [modif: 单 single + 词 word] N word ■ 光学单词用处不大，一定要把单词放在句子中
学。Guāng xué dāncí yòngchu bú dà, yídìng yào bǎ dāncí fàng zài jùzi zhōng xué. Learning
words in insolation is not very useful. You must learn words in sentences.
dāndiào 单调 [modif: 单 single + 调 tone] ADJ monotonous
dāndú 单独 [comp: 单 single + 独 alone] ADJ alone, on one’s own ■ 经过半年培训，她能单独 工作
了。Jīngguò bànnián péixùn, tā néng dāndú gōngzuò le. After six months’ training, she can now
work all by herself.