Definition
负载 is a formal verb meaning 'to carry' or 'to bear a load', but in modern Chinese it's most often used as a noun in technical contexts — electrical load (电负载) or mechanical load (机械负载). It also appears in computing as 'payload' or 'workload'. The verb usage is rare in everyday conversation; you'll mostly encounter it in engineering, physics, and IT.
verb
to carryto bear (a load)
noun
load (electrical, mechanical, or computational)
Examples
- 负载？Zhège diànlù néng fù zài duō dà de diànliú?How much current can this circuit carry?
- 负载，。Fúwùqì de fù zài tài zhòng le, xūyào shēngjí.The server's load is too heavy; it needs an upgrade.
- 负载。Qiáoliáng shèjì shí bìxū kǎolǜ zuìdà fù zài.When designing a bridge, you must consider the maximum load.
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