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3.

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4.

How to Use 载

Recording and transferring information (as in downloading, documenting, reposting)

Used in words related to recording, downloading, or reposting content.

下载 • xià zǎi • download • HSK 5

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 载

卸载 • xiè zǎi • uninstall

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xiè卸

zǎi

6.

Example Sentences

kǎ卡

chē车

mǎn满

zài载

huò货

wù物

zhǔn

Information

Pinyinzǎi

Meaningto carry, to record, or a year

Strokes10

Radical车

Traditional載

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#1475

Zhuyinㄗㄞˇ

UnicodeU+8F7D

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xià下

zǎi载

download

记载 • jì zǎi • put down in writing; record • HSK 6

HSK 6

jì记

zǎi载

put down in writing; record

转载 • zhuǎn zǎi • Repost • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhuǎn转

zǎi载

Repost

载

uninstall

承载 • chéng zài • Bear the weight of / Carry

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chéng承

zài载

Bear the weight of / Carry

载体 • zài tǐ • Carrier

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zài载

tǐ体

Carrier

准

bèi备

chū出

fā发

。

The truck is fully loaded with goods and ready to depart

wǒ我

zhèng正

zài在

xià下

zài载

xīn新

de的

shǒu手

jī机

yìng应

yòng用

。

I am downloading a new mobile app

Chē车

zài载

yīn音

xiǎng响

de的

yīn音

zhì质

hěn很

hǎo好

。

The sound quality of the in-car audio system is very good.

zhè这

běn本

shū书

jì记

zǎi载

le了

gǔ古

dài代

de的

lì历

shǐ史

。

This book records ancient history

zhè这

sōu艘

chuán船

kě可

yǐ以

zhuāng装

zài载

wǔ五

bǎi百

dūn吨

liáng粮

shi食

。

This ship can load five hundred tons of grain.

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Characters pronounced "zai".

哉zāifinal exclamatory particle
崽zǎia child, a servant; a diminutive
栽zāito plant, to grow
在zàiin; at; on
灾zāicalamity, disaster, catastrophe
仔zǎismall thing, careful, or young animal

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Characters with radical "车".

轼shìhorizontal wooden bar in front
辄zhethen; at once; always; easily
辊gǔnturn round, revolve; roller
辍chuòstop, suspend, halt
轶yìrush forth; surpass, excel
轩xuāncarriage; high; wide; balcony

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