夹带

夾帶

jiādài

verb #34,714

Meanings

1 to slip in; to mix in
2 to smuggle (concealed inside something else)
3 to carry along (of currents/airflow)
4 (noun) crib notes smuggled into an exam

Characters

to clip; to clamp; to be between

to bring; to carry

Examples

他在行李里夹带了违禁品。

Tā zài xínglǐ lǐ jiādài le wéijìn pǐn.

He smuggled contraband in his luggage.

考试时被发现夹带，会被取消成绩。

Kǎoshì shí bèi fāxiàn jiādài, huì bèi qǔxiāo chéngjī.

If you're caught with crib notes during the exam, your score will be voided.

Tips

culture

Historical use is the most colorful: in imperial-era civil-service exams (科举), candidates would tuck miniature crib sheets into their robes — these contraband notes were called 夹带, and getting caught meant lifetime exam disqualification. The word is still used today for smuggled exam aids.

Stroke Order

夹 jiā

带 dài