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 crib notes smuggled into an exam

Characters

to clip; to clamp; to be between

to bring; to carry

Examples

HSK 4

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.

HSK 7-9

他在行李里夹带了违禁品。

Tā zài xíngli lǐ jiādài le wéijìnpǐn.

He smuggled contraband in his luggage.

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