满载 (mǎn zài) — to be loaded to capacity, fully loaded (of vehi…

Definition

满载 (mǎnzài) means 'fully loaded' and is typically used as part of a verb phrase (满载着...) describing a vehicle, ship, or container at full capacity.

verb

to be loaded to capacityfully loaded (of vehicles, ships, etc.)

满载。
Zhè liàng kǎ chē mǎn zài le shí dūn huò wù.
This truck is loaded with ten tons of cargo.
满载。
Lún chuán mǎn zài chéng kè shǐ xiàng duì àn.
The ship, fully loaded with passengers, sailed to the opposite shore.
满载。
Shū jià mǎn zài gè lèi shū jí.
The bookshelf is fully loaded with all kinds of books.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

满载 joins 满 (full) and 载 (carry) to mean carry fully loaded.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 滿; 满 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

㒼

㒼㒼滿mǎn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 滿 pairs 水, showing water, with 㒼, giving the sound. The simplified 满 is a later shorthand, not the original shape.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 載; 载 is its simplified writing.

車𢦏載

Meaning part形符xíngfú

車車jūchariot

Sound part声符shēngfú

𢦏

𢦏𢦏載zài

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 載 has 車, a chariot, and 𢦏 gives the sound; 载 is its simplified form.

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