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搭载 (dā zài) — to pick up extra passengers or freight (of trucks, vehicles, etc.)

Definition

搭载 (dāzài) means a vehicle or vessel carries extra passengers or cargo — usually beyond its main load, such as a truck picking up riders along the way.

verb
to pick up extra passengers or freight (of trucks, vehicles, etc.)

Examples

  • 搭载。
    Zhè liàng kǎ chē zài tú zhōng dā zài le jǐ míng chéng kè.
    This truck picked up several passengers along the way.
  • ，搭载。
    Huò chē chú le huò wù, hái kě yǐ dā zài shǎo liàng rén yuán.
    Besides cargo, the truck can also carry a small number of people.
  • 搭载。
    Zhè sōu chuán dā zài le wǔ shí dūn huò wù.
    This ship carried fifty tons of cargo.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

搭dātake on
载zǎicarry/load

The meanings of 搭 and 载, both about taking and carrying, together give 'pick up extra passengers/freight'.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
荅
荅dá搭dā
Same sound today

搭 is built from 扌, a hand, and 荅, which gives the sound. The hand part points to actions done with the hand.

Open 搭 →

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.

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.

Open 载 →
Appears in
Vehicles

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