卸载 (xiè zài) — to unload (cargo, goods from a vehicle); to uninstall (software, an app from a device)

Definition

卸载 pairs the verb 卸 with a load-bearing complement: physical unloading of cargo OR digital uninstalling of software. 卸任 is unrelated — it means leaving a post.

verb
to unload (cargo, goods from a vehicle)to uninstall (software, an app from a device)

Examples

  • 卸载
    Mǎ tou gōng rén zhèng zài xiè zài jí zhuāng xiāng.
    The dockworkers are unloading containers.
  • 卸载
    Zhè ge ruǎn jiàn yǒu bìng dú, nǐ zuì hǎo xiè zài diào.
    This software has a virus — you'd better uninstall it.
  • 卸载
    Kǎ chē shàng de huò wù yǐ jīng xiè zài wán le.
    The cargo on the truck has already been unloaded.

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