夾帶

简 夹带 · 繁 夾帶
Mandarin · pinyin jiā dài

Meanings

  1. to carry within it
  2. to be mixed in
  3. to slip sth in
  4. to intersperse
  5. (hydrology etc) to entrain
  6. to smuggle
  7. notes smuggled into an exam
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帶
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夹
jiā · be wedged or inserted between
带
dài · belt, girdle, band, strap, zone
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1–4 · jia1 dai4

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gaap3 daai3

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verb

  1. to carry secretly; to smuggle

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夾帶 · jia1 dai4
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Exact source record夾帶 夹带 [jia1 dai4] /to carry within it/to be mixed in/to slip sth in/to intersperse/(hydrology etc) to entrain/to smuggle/notes smuggled into an exam/