载 (zài) - to carry & to load

载Tone 4

zài ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

悦丈

载 · zài

to carry;

to load;

to record;

to publish;

year (in classical usage);

also used as a verb suffix indicating ongoing action.

to carryto loadto record

Usage highlights

load goodsrecord historypublish articleoverloaddownloadyear of reign

Synonyms

  • 运— to transport
  • 装— to load
  • 记— to record

Antonyms

  • 卸— to unload
  • 删— to delete

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The truck carries goods (载货).
  • The newspaper published the news (登载新闻).
  • He recorded his thoughts in a diary (记载想法).
  • The first year of the reign (元年记载).
  • The ship is loaded with containers (载着集装箱).

Collocations

  • load goods(载货)
  • record history(记载历史)
  • publish article(登载文章)
  • overload(超载)
  • download(下载)
  • year of reign(年载)

Idioms

  • Full load and heavy load(满载而归)
  • Record in annals and transmit to future generations(载入史册)
  • Carry on shoulder and sing(载歌载舞)
  • Record in writing and transmit orally(载籍浩繁)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally depicted a vehicle carrying goods, later extended to mean recording and publishing.
  • Used in classical texts to mean 'year', as in historical records.
  • In modern usage, commonly appears in technological terms like 下载 (download) and 超载 (overload).

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