载 (載)
zài
Pinyin

Definition

载 (載)
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zài
  1. to carry
  2. to convey
  3. to load
  4. to hold
  5. to fill up
  6. and
  7. also
  8. as well as
  9. simultaneously
载 (載)
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zǎi
  1. to record in writing
  2. to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc)
  3. Taiwan pr. [zài]
  4. year

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

下载
xià zǎi
  1. 1 to download
  2. 2 also pr. [xià zài]
转载
zhuǎn zǎi
  1. 1 to forward (a shipment)
  2. 2 to reprint sth published elsewhere
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [zhuǎn zài]
承载
chéng zài
  1. 1 to bear the weight
  2. 2 to sustain
记载
jì zǎi
  1. 1 to write down
  2. 2 to record
  3. 3 written account
载
zǎi
  1. 1 to record in writing
  2. 2 to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc)
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [zài]
  4. 4 year

Idioms (14)

千载难逢
qiān zǎi nán féng
  1. 1 extremely rare (idiom)
  2. 2 once in a blue moon
厚德载物
hòu dé zài wù
  1. 1 with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
口碑载道
kǒu bēi zài dào
  1. 1 lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere
  2. 2 universal approbation
怨天载道
yuàn tiān zài dào
  1. 1 lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around
  2. 2 discontent is openly voiced
怨声载道
yuàn shēng zài dào
  1. 1 lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around
  2. 2 discontent is openly voiced

Sample Sentences

善用兵者，役不再籍，粮不三载；取用于国，因粮于敌，故军食可足也。
shàn yòngbīng zhě ，yì bùzài jí ，liáng bù sǎnzài ；qǔ yòngyú guó ，yīn liáng yú dí ，gù jūnshí kě zú yě 。
Know how to use the army without having to add more soldiers and food; arrange for the transportation of food and necessities once and seize these from the enemy to save our own inventory.
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诗经》与《左传》中都有冬月藏冰的记载，朝廷中有专门的官吏负责每年寒冬时凿取冰块存放在“冰室”或“冰井”里，等到盛夏时节再取出。
Shījīng 》yǔ 《ZuǒZhuàn 》zhōng dōu yǒu Dōngyuè cáng bīng de jìzǎi ，cháotíng zhōng yǒu zhuānmén de guānlì fùzé měinián hándōng shí záoqǔ bīngkuài cúnfàng zài “bīngshì ”huò “bīngjǐng ”lǐ ，děngdào shèngxià shíjié zài qǔchū 。
There are records of winter ice in the Book of Songs and Zuo Zhuan. A special official in the court is responsible for picking up ice cubes during the winter and storing them in the "ice room" or "ice well” for use in the summer.
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粤港澳大湾区是改革开放四十周年再阔步出发的一个生动注脚。由香港、澳门两个特别行政区和广东省的广州、深圳、珠海、佛山、中山、东莞、肇庆、江门、惠州等九市组成的城市群，是国家建设世界级城市群和参与全球竞争的重要载体，与美国纽约湾区旧金山湾区和日本东京湾区比肩的世界四大湾区之一。
yuègǎngàodàwānqū shì gǎigékāifàng sìshí zhōunián zài kuòbù chūfā de yīgē shēngdòng zhùjiǎo 。yóu Xiānggǎng 、Àomén liǎnggè tèbié xíngzhèngqū hé Guǎngdōngshěng de Guǎngzhōu 、Shēnzhèn 、Zhūhǎi 、Fóshān 、Zhōngshān 、Dōngguǎn 、Zhàoqìng 、Jiāngmén 、Huìzhōu děng jiǔ shì zǔchéng de chéngshì qún ，shì guójiā jiànshè shìjièjí chéngshì qún hé cānyù quánqiú jìngzhēng de zhòngyào zàitǐ ，yǔ Měiguó Niǔyuē wānqū Jiùjīnshān wānqū hé Rìběn Dōngjīng wānqū bǐjiān de shìjiè sìdà wānqū zhīyī 。
The Greater Bay project is a landmark initiative by the Chinese government and is a stride forward for China’s urbanization strategy after 40 years of economic reforms and expansion. It comprises two Special Administrative Regions- Hongkong and Macau and nine other cities in the Guangdong province -Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Zhaoqing, Jiangmen and Huizhou. They are China’s ambition to create a world class city cluster to compete on the world stage - one that is on par to other city clusters such as Greater New York, San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Tokyo Area.
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酒泉、敦煌、吐鲁番、喀什、撒马尔罕、巴格达、君士坦丁堡等古城，宁波、泉州、广州、北海、科伦坡、吉达、亚历山大等地的古港就是记载这段历史的“活化石”。历史告诉我们：文明在开放中发展，民族在融合中共存。
Jiǔquán 、Dūnhuáng 、Tǔlǔfān 、Kāshí 、Sǎmǎěrhǎn 、Bāgédá 、Jūnshìtǎndīngbǎo děng gǔchéng ，Níngbō 、Quánzhōu 、Guǎngzhōu 、Běihǎi 、Kēlúnpō 、Jídá 、Yàlìshāndà děng de de gǔ gǎng jiùshì jìzǎi zhè duàn lìshǐ de “huóhuàshí ”。lìshǐ gàosu wǒmen ：wénmíng zài kāifàng zhōng fāzhǎn ，mínzú zài rónghé zhōng gòngcún 。
Ancient ports, such as Jiuquan, Dunhuang, Turpan, Kashgar, Samarkand, Baghdad, Constantinople, Ningbo, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Beijing, Colombo, Jeddah and Alexandria are living fossils which carry this era within them. History tells us, civilisation develops with openness, peoples coexist in melting pots.
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不规则的冰裂纹其实也很受欢迎，此外，随着陶器的使用，水温和季节的变化，记载了主人使用的痕迹，不是更添一分韵味吗？
bùguīzé de bīng lièwén qíshí yě hěn shòuhuānyíng ，cǐwài ，suízhe táoqì de shǐyòng ，shuǐwēn hé jìjié de biànhuà ，jìzǎi le zhǔrén shǐyòng de hénjì ，búshi gèng tiān yī fēn yùnwèi ma ？
The irregular “cracked ice” pattern is actually very popular too. Apart from this, as the item of pottery is used, with the change in water temperature and seasons, it records the traces of the owner’s use of it. Doesn’t that add a certain charm?
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我看看，还真是呢，我就知道他也舍不得我，走吧，咱们顺路载你一程。
wǒ kàn kan ，hái zhēn shì ne ，wǒ jiù zhīdào tā yě shěbude wǒ ，zǒu ba ，zánmen shùnlù zài nǐ yī chéng 。
Let me see. It really is. I knew he couldn't bear to leave me. Let's go. We'll give you a lift on the way.
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在北京打车有时确实难如登天，北京大概是全宇宙堵车堵得最厉害的城市了，遇上拒绝载客还比较可能，在指定的候车点，不至于被宰。
zài Běijīng dǎchē yǒushí quèshí nán rú dēngtiān ，Běijīng dàgài shì quán yǔzhòu dǔchē dǔ de zuì lìhai de chéngshì le ，yùshàng jùjué zàikè hái bǐjiào kěnéng ，zài zhǐdìng de hòuchēdiǎn ，bùzhì yú bèi zǎi 。
Sometimes it's probable easier to witness a pig fly than to get a taxi in Beijing. Beijing also probably has the worst traffic jams in the universe. It's more likely that you'll be refused a ride then to be ripped off. If you get your taxi at specific waiting zones, it doesn't seem likely that you'd get ripped off.
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是吗？现在我知道，不止可能被宰，还会被拒载呀！我朋友就曾经遇过司机漫天要价的，听得我好心寒啊！
shìma ？xiànzài wǒ zhīdào ，bùzhǐ kěnéng bèi zǎi ，hái huì bèi jùzài ya ！wǒ péngyou jiù céngjīng yù guò sījī màntiānyàojià de ，tīng de wǒ hǎo xīnhán a ！
Is that so? Now that I know that, I might not only be ripped off, but I might also be refused a ride! My friend says that she's had experiences where the taxi driver asks for totally ridiculous prices. It makes me so disheartened hearing stuff like this.
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孺子可教也！是的，“词”本身，在我们的大脑里，只是信息模块的载体，每个词背后所提供的信息量是相当大的，而“词汇是语言的一切”这一说法，就是咱们语言学的泰山北斗乔姆斯基在八十年代提出的。
rúzǐkějiāo yě ！shì de ，“cí ”běnshēn ，zài wǒmen de dànǎo lǐ ，zhǐshì xìnxī mókuài de zàitǐ ，měige cí bèihòu suǒ tígōng de xìnxīliàng shì xiāngdāng dà de ，ér “cíhuì shì yǔyán de yīqiè ”zhè yī shuōfa ，jiùshì zánmen yǔyánxué de tàishānběidǒu Qiáomǔsījī zài bāshí niándài tíchū de 。
You're a quick learner! Yes, words themselves, in our brains, are simply carriers of modules of data. The amount of data behind each word is quite substantial, and the saying "vocabulary is everything in language", was proposed by the giant of the linguistics field, Noam Chomsky, back in the 1980s.
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行了行了！你谦虚点，这些还用你说吗？我早就下载好旅游攻略软件，谁还上网扒攻略呢！
xíng le xíng le ！nǐ qiānxū diǎnr ，zhèxiē hái yòng nǐ shuō ma ？wǒ zǎo jiù xiàzǎi hǎo lǚyóu gōngluè ruǎnjiàn ，shéi hái shàngwǎng pá gōngluè ne ！
OK! OK! Can you be a little bit more modest? I don't need to hear all this from you, do I? I downloaded a trip planning app ages ago, who still goes on the internet to plan their trip?
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