Chinese word

载客

Pronunciation

Pinyinzài kè

Meaning

  • verbcarry passengers

Example

这辆公交车一天要载客好几趟。zhè liàng gōng jiāo chē yì tiān yào zài kè háo jǐ tàng

This bus carries passengers several times a day.

Illustration for 载客 (carry passengers)

More examples

新公司开始提供载客服务，接受线上订票。xīn gōng sī kāi shǐ tí gōng zài kè fú wù jiē shòu xiàn shàng dìng piào

The new company has started offering passenger transport services and accepts online bookings.

Core concept

Transport equipment takes passengers from one point on a journey to another.

Common phrases

  • 提供载客服务tí gōng zài kè fú wù

    offer passenger transport services

  • 停止载客服务tíng zhǐ zài kè fú wù

    stop offering passenger transport services

Similar words

载人zài rén: A vehicle or boat carries people from one place to another.
接送jiē sòng: Someone goes to pick a person up and take them to a destination.

Definition in Chinese

用车辆、船舶等把乘客从一处运到另一处。yòng chē liàng chuán bó děng bǎ chéng kè cóng yí chù yùn dào lìng yí chù

Word origin

载客 (zàikè, "carry passengers") is formed from 载 (zài, "carry or transport") and 客 (kè, "passenger"), directly identifying the people being carried.

Usage tips

  • The word focuses on a vehicle's passenger-carrying function rather than on the act of giving someone a lift, which helps separate public transport language from everyday private travel.

Opposites

  • 载货zài huòcarry cargoverb

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