Chinese word

载

Pronunciation

Pinyinzài

Meaning

  • verbload

Example

司机把货物都载上车了。sī jī bǎ huò wù dōu zài shàng chē le

The driver loaded all the goods onto the vehicle.

Illustration for 载 (load)

More examples

这辆车可以载五个人。zhè liàng chē ké yǐ zài wǔ gè rén

This vehicle can carry five people.

Core concept

Putting something onto a carrier lets it travel with the carrier, while putting words or data onto a text or system lets them stay there.

Common phrases

  • 载客zài kè

    carry passengers

  • 载货zài huò

    carry goods

Similar words

装zhuāng: Filling a box, bag, or other container with things.
运yùn: Moving people or goods from one place to another.
放fàng: Putting something in a particular place.
搬bān: Moving heavy things or furniture by carrying them.

Definition in Chinese

把东西放上（车、船、容器等）以便搬运或运输；在书刊和电子场景中也指将内容记录或收录。bǎ dōng xī fàng shàng chē chuán róng qì děng yǐ biàn bān yùn huò yùn shū zài shū kān hé diàn zi cháng jǐng zhōng yě zhǐ jiāng nèi róng jì lù huò shōu lù

Word origin

The simplified character 载 (zài, "load") preserves the old vehicle-based idea of placing a burden on something that moves, which later extends naturally to putting words or data into a record.

Usage tips

  • The reading zài marks the physical-transport sense, while the recording sense commonly uses zǎi, so tone can distinguish two uses of the same character.

Other meanings

  • carryverb

Opposites

  • 卸货xiè huòunload cargoverb
  • 卸下xiè xiàunloadverb

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