带 帶 dài band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / CL:條|条[tiao2] / to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear (i.e. to have) / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise syn 服 fú clothes / dress / garment / to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) / to obey / to be convinced (by an argument) / to convince / to admire / to acclimatize / to take (medicine) / mourning clothes / to wear mourning clothes syn 制服 zhì fú to subdue / to check / to bring under control / (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status / uniform (army, party, school etc) / livery (for company employees) / CL:套[tao4] 着 著 zhé to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply syn 着 著 zhuó to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply syn 消磨 xiāo mó to wear down / to sap / to whittle away / to while away / to idle away syn 磨损 磨損 mó sǔn to suffer wear and tear / to deteriorate through use / to wear out syn 真空 zhēn kōng (physics, fig.) vacuum / (slang) to not wear underwear 蒙面 méng miàn to cover one's face / to wear a mask / brazen / shameless syn 身着 身著 shēn zhuó to wear syn 佩戴 pèi dài to wear (as accessories) syn 佩带 佩帶 pèi dài to wear (as accessories) / carry at the waist syn 身穿 shēn chuān to wear (a garment) syn 损耗 損耗 sǔn hào wear and tear syn 哭丧着脸 哭喪著臉 kū sang zhe liǎn to pull a long face / to wear a mournful expression syn 披挂 披掛 pī guà to put on a suit of armor / to put on dress / to wear syn 耐磨 nài mó wear resistant 防寒服 fáng hán fú overcoat / down jacket / winter wear 面带 面帶 miàn dài to wear (on one's face) 配戴 pèi dài to put on / to wear (mouthguard, contact lenses, hearing aid etc) syn 微服 wēi fú (of a high-ranking official) to wear plain clothes in order to go about incognito 戴帽子 dài mào zi to wear a hat / (fig.) to stigmatize / to be branded as 孕妇装 孕婦裝 yùn fù zhuāng maternity wear 撞衫 zhuàng shān to wear the same outfit as sb else (in public) 磨耗 mó hào wear and tear / wearing out by friction syn 戴套 dài tào to wear a condom 穿 chuān to wear / to put on / to dress / to bore through / to pierce / to perforate / to penetrate / to pass through / to thread syn 靠 kào to lean against or on / to stand by the side of / to come near to / to depend on / to trust / to fuck (vulgar) / traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) syn 戴 dài to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) / to respect / to bear / to support syn 累 lèi tired / weary / to strain / to wear out / to work hard syn 围 圍 wéi to encircle / to surround / all around / to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl) syn 衣 yì to dress / to wear / to put on (clothes) syn 磨 mó to rub / to grind / to polish / to sharpen / to wear down / to die out / to waste time / to pester / to insist syn 蹬 dēng to step on / to tread on / to put on / to wear (shoes, trousers etc) / (slang) to dump (sb) / Taiwan pr. [deng4] syn 戴孝 dài xiào to wear mourning garb / to be in mourning syn 掼 摜 guàn to fling / to fall / to wear syn 穿小鞋 chuān xiǎo xié lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom) / to make life difficult for sb syn 趿拉 tā la to wear (one's shoes) like babouche slippers / (onom.) shuffling sound 靸 sǎ children's shoe (old) / to wear one's shoes babouche style 消损 消損 xiāo sǔn wear and tear / to wear away over time syn 戴表 dài biǎo to wear a watch / homophone for 代表[dai4 biao3] used to avoid Internet censorship in the PRC 耐穿 nài chuān durable / proof against wear and tear syn 反裘负刍 反裘負芻 fǎn qiú fù chú lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom) / fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work / fig. to act stupidly 摩顶放踵 摩頂放踵 mó dǐng fàng zhǒng to rub one's head and heels (idiom) / to slave for the benefit of others / to wear oneself out for the general good syn 披麻带孝 披麻帶孝 pī má dài xiào to wear mourning clothes / to be in mourning / also written 披麻戴孝 披麻戴孝 pī má dài xiào to wear mourning clothes / to be in mourning / also written 披麻帶孝|披麻带孝 穿带 穿帶 chuān dài wear 戴有色眼镜 戴有色眼鏡 dài yǒu sè yǎn jìng to wear colored glasses / to have a prejudiced viewpoint 消蚀 消蝕 xiāo shí to corrode / to erode / to wear away (lit. and fig.) 短打扮 duǎn dǎ ban clothing that exposes the arms and legs (e.g. shorts, sleeveless top) / to wear such clothing 磨嘴皮子 mó zuǐ pí zi to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom) / pointlessly blather / to talk incessant nonsense / blah blah syn 磨破嘴皮子 mó pò zuǐ pí zi to wear out one's lips (idiom) / to talk until one is blue in the face / to repeat again and again 蹑履 躡履 niè lǚ to wear shoes 用坏 yòng huài to wear out (tools) 穿反 chuān fǎn to wear inside out (clothes) 亵服 褻服 xiè fú informal wear / home clothes (old) / women's underwear / lingerie 踏破门槛 踏破門檻 tā pò mén kǎn to wear out the doorstep (idiom) / to crowd at sb's door 踏破铁鞋 踏破鐵鞋 tà pò tiě xié lit. to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom) / fig. to search high and low 光脚的不怕穿鞋的 光腳的不怕穿鞋的 guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom) / fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power 巧言令色 qiǎo yán lìng sè to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom) syn 穿破 chuān pò to wear out (clothes) / to pierce (a membrane etc) 面露 miàn lù to look (tired, pleased etc) / to wear (a smile, a puzzled expression etc) 漫漶 màn huàn (of writing etc) indistinct (due to water damage or wear) 销蚀 銷蝕 xiāo shí to corrode / to erode / to wear away (lit. and fig.) syn 