Chinese word

承载

Pronunciation

Pinyinchéng zài

Meaning

  • verbcarry

Example

这座桥可以承载很多车辆。zhè zuò qiáo ké yǐ chéng zài hěn duō chē liàng

This bridge can carry many vehicles.

Illustration for 承载 (carry)

More examples

老图书馆的陈列承载着几代人的记忆。lǎo tú shū guǎn de chén liè chéng zài zhe jǐ dài rén de jì yì

The old library's exhibits hold the memories of several generations.

Core concept

A supporting carrier holds something up and gives it a way to be conveyed, from a heavy object to an idea or emotion.

Common phrases

  • 承载梦想chéng zài mèng xiǎng

    hold dreams

  • 承载希望chéng zài xī wàng

    hold hope

Similar words

承受chéng shòu: Receive and withstand force, pressure, pain, or hardship from outside.
承担chéng dān: Accept a cost, responsibility, or duty and carry it through.
背负bēi fù: Carry a heavy burden or responsibility as a weight on the back.
容纳róng nà: Fit people or things inside a space or within a set range.

Definition in Chinese

既可指承受和运送具体的重物，也可指承载情感、信息等抽象内容的容纳或支撑。jì kě zhǐ chéng shòu hé yùn sòng jù tǐ de zhòng wù yě kě zhǐ chéng zài qíng gǎn xìn xī děng chōu xiàng nèi róng de róng nà huò zhī chēng

Word origin

承载 (chéngzài, "to carry and support") is built from 承 (chéng, "to receive or bear") and 载 (zài, "to carry or load"), combining reception of a burden with its carriage.

Usage tips

  • The carrier is commonly the subject and the load follows it, making this word useful for describing what a structure, text, or tradition bears without assuming that the load is a physical object.

Other meanings

  • supportverb
  • holdverb

Opposites

  • 卸下xiè xiàunloadverb

Related words

  • 承载能力chéng zài néng lìload-bearing capacitynoun

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