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载货 (zài huò) — to carry (transport) cargo, to freight

Definition

载货 (zài huò) is a verb-object compound meaning 'to carry freight' — a vehicle or ship transports goods as cargo. Distinct from 装货 (zhuāng huò, to load cargo) and 卸货 (xiè huò, to unload cargo): 载 emphasizes the act of carrying in transit.

verb
to carry (transport) cargoto freight

Examples

  • 载货。
    Zhè sōu huò lún zhuān mén yòng yú zài huò.
    This cargo ship is specifically used for carrying freight.
  • ，。
    Tā men zuó tiān zǎi le yí cì huò, jīn tiān yòu yào zhuāng xīn de.
    They carried cargo once yesterday, and today they have to load new goods again.
  • ，载货。
    Zhè tiáo lù tài zhǎi, dà kǎ chē bù néng zài huò.
    This road is too narrow for big trucks to carry cargo.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

载zǎicarry
货huòcargo

载货 combines 载 carry with 货 cargo, meaning to carry cargo.

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 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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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 貨; 货 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell, money
Sound part声符shēngfú
化
化huà貨huò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 貨 pairs 化 (sound) with 貝 (shell, money) to write valuable goods; the simplified 货 is a shorthand.

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