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下载 (xià zài) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

下载 (xià zài) is a Chinese word: download. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 下载

动 dòng verb

download

我需要下载这个软件。

wǒ xū yào xià zài zhè ge ruǎn jiàn

I need to download this software.

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Word breakdown

下 xià — down, downward direction

Words with this character (51)
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载 zài — to carry, to load

Words with this character (3)
  • 1 卸载 xiè zài — uninstall; unload HSK 7
    • 卸 to remove, to unload
    • 载 loaded, installed (item)
    Example

    你可以从手机上卸载不用的应用程序。

    nǐ kě yǐ cóng shǒu jī shàng xiè zài bù yòng de yìng yòng chéng xù

    You can uninstall unused applications from your phone.

  • 2 承载 chéng zài — to bear, to carry HSK 7
    • 承 to undertake, to bear
    • 载 to load, to carry
    Example

    这座桥承载着城市的交通压力。

    zhè zuò qiáo chéng zài zhe chéng shì de jiāo tōng yā lì

    This bridge bears the city's traffic pressure.

  • 3 载体 zài tǐ — carrier HSK 7
    • 载 to carry, to bear
    • 体 body, entity, form
    Example

    语言是文化的载体。

    yǔ yán shì wén huà de zài tǐ

    Language is a carrier of culture.

Structure & writing
1 下 xià — lower position (opposite of 上): ① positioned below (opposite of 上); ② later in order or time; ③ within a certain range, condition, or circumstance
下 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 6
吓 xià to frighten; to scare
HSK 7
虾 xiā shrimp; prawn (aquatic arthropod with segmented body and thin transparent shell)

consists of

1.1 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
一 is a component in 58 characters
HSK 1
下 xià lower position (opposite of 上): ① positioned below (opposite of 上); ② later in order or time; ③ within a certain range, condition, or circumstance 两 liǎng two (used before measure words and 半, 千, 万, 亿) 事 shì matter; affair; everything that happens in nature and society 候 hòu to wait; to await 元 yuán the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), founded by Kublai Khan
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兴 xīng to be popular; to be in vogue 再 zài twice; a second time 前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 天 tiān sky 子 zǐ child (son or daughter in ancient usage); now specifically son 师 shī teacher; instructor (one who imparts knowledge or skills) 本 běn root or stem of a plant 正 zhèng straight; upright (opposite of crooked or tilted) 百 bǎi hundred (the number 100) 贵 guì expensive; of high value (opposite of 贱)
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夫 fū general term for an adult man 画 huà to draw or paint (with a brush or similar tool)
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其 qí pronoun: ① he, they ② his, their ③ that, those 合 hé to close; to shut; to bring together (opposite of 开) 夏 xià summer (the second of the four seasons) 带 dài ribbon, strip, or belt-shaped object 应 yìng to reply; to answer
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或 huò perhaps; maybe 更 gēng to change; to replace; to substitute 末 mò tip or end of an object 求 qiú to beg, to implore 演 yǎn to evolve; to change gradually 直 zhí straight; not curved (opposite of 曲) 行 xíng to walk; to go
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亚 yà inferior (mostly used in negative constructions) 亲 qīn related by blood or marriage; esp. parents 具 jù tool; utensil; implement 咸 xián (lit.) all; everyone (classical adverb) 断 duàn to break into two or more pieces (of something long)
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善 shàn kind; benevolent; charitable (opposite of 恶) 威 wēi authority or power that commands awe and respect 旦 dàn dawn; early morning 未 wèi not yet (opposite of 已) 武 wǔ military; martial (opposite of civil/literary "文")
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兼 jiān doubled; combining two portions into one 德 dé morality; ethical standards and norms of conduct 拜 bài to bow or salute as a show of respect 灭 miè go out; stop burning or shining (opposite of 着) 衰 shuāi to decline, to weaken
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丘 qiū small hill; mound 丙 bǐng third of the ten Heavenly Stems; used to indicate third in order 丛 cóng to cluster together, to gather in a mass 兹 zī (lit., class.) demonstrative pronoun: this; this one 兽 shòu beast; mammal (generally referring to four-legged, fur-covered mammals)
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拯 zhěng to rescue, to save 朱 zhū vermilion, bright red 胚 pēi embryo; organism in early development, formed from fertilized or unfertilized egg 蒙 méng ignorant, lacking knowledge 贮 zhù to store; to stockpile 逆 nì to go in the opposite direction (opposite of 顺) 遣 qiǎn to dispatch; to send 陋 lòu ugly; unsightly 隆 lóng grand; magnificent
1.2 卜 bǔ — divination; foretelling good or bad fortune using tortoise shells, animal bones, or other methods
Xpinyin
卜 is a component in 12 characters
HSK 1
下 xià lower position (opposite of 上): ① positioned below (opposite of 上); ② later in order or time; ③ within a certain range, condition, or circumstance 外 wài outside; exterior (opposite of 内/里)
HSK 3
卡 kǎ truck; large freight vehicle 处 chù place; location
HSK 4
盐 yán salt (chemistry): compound composed of metal ions (including ammonium) and acid radicals
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卧 wò to lie down 补 bǔ to mend or repair something damaged
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扑 pū to lunge forward and throw oneself onto something 朴 pǔ unworked timber; rough wood
HSK 7
仆 pú servant hired to do household chores 卦 guà ancient divination symbol; also the tools or act of divination 赴 fù to go; to proceed to

Stroke order

2 载 zài — to load (onto a vehicle or vessel)
Xpinyin

载 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 哉 zāi — literary exclamatory particle expressing wonder or emotion
哉 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 5
载 zài to load (onto a vehicle or vessel)
2.2 车 chē — wheeled land vehicle
车 is a component in 27 characters
HSK 3
轻 qīng light in weight; low in density (opposite of '重') 较 jiào to compare (size, degree, etc.) 辆 liàng measure word for vehicles
HSK 4
转 zhuǎn to rotate; to change direction or situation 输 shū to transport from one place to another 连 lián to connect, to link
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军 jūn armed forces; military 库 kù storehouse; warehouse; storage facility 软 ruǎn soft, not firm (opposite of 硬) 载 zài to load (onto a vehicle or vessel) 辑 jí to collect and compile (materials into a book)
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阵 zhèn battle formation (arrangement of troops in combat)
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轨 guǐ the distance between two wheels of a vehicle; rut left by wheels 轮 lún wheel 辅 fǔ to assist; to aid 辈 bèi generation; order of seniority in a family
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撵 niǎn to expel, drive away 斩 zhǎn to chop off; to behead 舆 yú (lit.) carriage; cart 轰 hōng boom; bang (sound of thunder, cannon, explosion, etc.) 轴 zhóu axle; shaft (cylindrical mechanical part around which wheels or components rotate)
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轿 jiào sedan chair; a traditional enclosed conveyance of bamboo or wood, draped with cloth, carried by bearers or on horseback 辐 fú spoke (of a wheel) 辕 yuán the two shafts at the front of a large cart for harnessing animals 辖 xiá linchpin (iron pin through an axle hub to keep the wheel in place) 辗 zhǎn used in "辗转": ① tossing and turning (of the body); ② passing through many places or hands; moving in a roundabout way 辙 zhé rut; track left by a wheel

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