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装卸 (zhuāng xiè) — to load and unload (goods, cargo); to assemble and disassemble (machinery, parts)

Definition

Refers to loading and unloading cargo at a dock, warehouse, or freight yard — the work of moving goods on and off vehicles, not the packaging itself.

verb
to load and unload (goods, cargo)to assemble and disassemble (machinery, parts)

Examples

  • 装卸。
    Gōng rén zhèng zài mǎ tou zhuāng xiè huò wù.
    Workers are loading and unloading cargo at the dock.
  • 装卸，。
    Zhè tái jī qì róng yì zhuāng xiè, fāng biàn yùn shū.
    This machine is easy to assemble and disassemble, making it convenient to transport.
  • 装卸，。
    zhuāng xiè Gōng zuò hěn xīn kǔ, xū yào lì qi hé jì qiǎo.
    Loading and unloading work is very tiring and requires strength and skill.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

装zhuāngload
卸xièunload

装 and 卸 cover putting on and taking off, so together they mean handling loading and unloading.

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 裝; 装 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
衣衣yīclothes
Sound part声符shēngfú
壯
壯zhuàng裝zhuāng
Same sound today

The traditional form 裝 pairs 衣 (clothes) with 壯 as a sound part; this story is about 裝, not the simplified 装.

Open 装 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 卸 →
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