带大

帶大

dàidà

verb

Meanings

1 to bring up (a child)
2 to raise until grown

Characters

to look after (a child)

Examples

HSK 2

我是奶奶带大的。

Wǒ shì nǎinai dàidà de.

I was brought up by my grandma.

HSK 5

她独自把三个孩子带大，吃了不少苦。

Tā dúzì bǎ sān ge háizi dàidà, chī le bùshǎo kǔ.

She raised three children on her own and went through a lot.

Tips

usage

带 here is the "look after a child" sense of 带孩子. The word often comes with 从小 (from childhood) or 一手 (single-handedly): 一手带大. 拉扯大 says the same with more hardship in it.

Stroke Order

带 dài

大 dà