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负载 (fù zài) — (verb) to carry, to bear (a load); (noun) load (electrical, mechanical, or computational)

Definition

负载 is the technical term for 'load' — the amount of weight, current, or work a system carries. It is the noun form used in engineering, electrical, and computing contexts, and is also used as a verb meaning to carry such a load.

verb
to carryto bear (a load)
noun
load (electrical, mechanical, or computational)

Examples

  • 负载？
    Zhè ge diàn lù néng fù zài duō dà de diàn liú?
    How much current can this circuit carry?
  • 负载，。
    Fú wù qì de fù zài tài zhòng le, xū yào shēng jí.
    The server's load is too heavy; it needs an upgrade.
  • 负载。
    Qiáo liáng shè jì shí bì xū kǎo lǜ zuì dà fù zài.
    When designing a bridge, you must consider the maximum load.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

负fùbear
载zǎicarry

负 and 载 both mean to bear or carry, so together they express carrying or supporting a load.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 負; 负 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 負 combines 人 (person) and 貝 (cowry), with 人 written as ⺈; the simplified 负 is a later abbreviation.

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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.

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Appears in
Physics & ChemistryTechnology & Engineering

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