Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
载
zài, zǎi
Description
"载"有两个读音。读 zài 的时候，常常表示用车、船装东西或人，比如"车上载了很多东西"。读 zǎi 的时候，意思是"年"，也可以指记录下来。
Meanings
载zài
to carry (people or goods) by vehicle
这辆车可以载五个人。
下载xiàzài
to load or download (data)
我在网上下载了一首歌。
载zǎi
year; to record in writing
这件事史书上有记载。
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Notes
- Reading
载 is zài for carrying/loading, but zǎi for "year" and "to record."
- Nuance
载 (carry by vehicle) is more formal than the everyday verb 装 or 拉.
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