verb HSK 3
Traditional 帶走
dài zǒu
to take away · to carry off · to take with one

Meaning

带走 means to take something or someone away from a location, carrying them along as you leave. It combines 带 (to bring/carry) with 走 (to leave/go), emphasizing the action of removing something from its current place.

Usage

Commonly used when taking food from restaurants (takeout), when police take suspects away, or when removing objects or people from a scene. Often paired with directional complements like 带走了 (took away - completed action). Native speakers use this in both formal and informal contexts.

Examples

  1. 01
    这些菜我想打包带走
    Zhèxiē cài xiǎng dǎbāo dài zǒu.
    I'd like to pack up these dishes and take them away.
  2. 02
    警察把嫌疑人带走了。
    Jǐngchá xiányírén dài zǒu le.
    The police took the suspect away.

Characters

Common collocations

  • 带走
    dài zǒu le
    took away (completed)
  • 把...带走
    ... dài zǒu
    to take ... away (ba-construction)
  • 可以带走
    kěyǐ dài zǒu ma
    can I take it away?

Antonyms

Origin

Compound verb formed from two common action verbs, where 走 serves as a directional complement indicating movement away from a location.

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