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下载 meaning in English

xiàzài

to download; also pr. [xia4zai4]

HSK 4verbTraditional 下載13 strokes

Meaning of 下载

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xiàzǎi
  1. to download
  2. also pr. [xia4zai4]

How to use 下载

下载 is the everyday word for downloading apps, files, music, or videos, and it can take an object directly. It often pairs with 上传 (shàngchuán, to upload). Example: 我下载了一个新的app。 (Wǒ xiàzài le yí ge xīn de app.) I downloaded a new app.

下 (xià) means down and 载 (zài) means to load or carry, so 下载 is carrying a file down to your device. Picture a truck 载 unloading data downward 下 onto your phone.

Common mistake: The dictionary lists xiàzǎi, but most speakers in mainland China say xiàzài with a fourth tone on 载, and both are heard. Also, do not write 载 as 裁 (cái, to cut) or 栽 (zāi, to plant), which share the same top part but have a different inner piece.

下载 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ写xiě的de漫màn画huà下xià载zài器qì本běn周zhōu日rì就jiù发fā布bù。
The comic downloader that I wrote will be released this Sunday.
我wǒ在zài下xià载zài这zhè份fèn网wǎng络luò档dàng案àn。
I'm downloading this internet archive.
开kāi始shǐ下xià载zài时shí，请qǐng点diǎn击jī“保bǎo存cún”按àn钮niǔ。
When you begin downloading, please press the "Save" button.
假jiǎ如rú你nǐ没méi有yǒu这zhè个ge程chéng序xù，你nǐ现xiàn在zài就jiù可kě以yǐ去qù下xià载zài。
If you do not have this program, you can download it now.
虽suī然rán我wǒ知zhī道dào从cóng网wǎng上shàng免miǎn费fèi下xià载zài音yīn乐yuè是shì不bú对duì的de，但dàn我wǒ还hái是shì照zhào样yàng下xià载zài。
I know that downloading music from the internet without paying is wrong, but I do it anyway.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

下 xià · down · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

载 zài · load · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Related words

Words that share a character with 下载.

坐下zuò xiato sit down
下次xià cìnext time
下午xiàwǔafternoon; p.m.
下车xià chēto get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
楼下lóu xiàdownstairs
下班xiàbānto finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc)
下雨xià yǔto rain
下课xiàkèto finish class; to get out of class
下边xiàbianunder; the underside
一下儿yīxiàrerhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4]
留下liúxiato leave behind; to stay behind
放下fàngxiato lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside

Questions about 下载

What does 下载 mean?

下载 (xiàzài) means "to download; also pr. [xia4zai4]" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 下载?

下载 is made of 2 characters: 下 (3 strokes), 载 (10 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 下载 an HSK word?

Yes. 下载 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 下载 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 下载 is written 下載.

How do you say upload in Chinese?

Upload is 上传 (shàngchuán). Notice the pattern: 上 (up) and 下 (down) mirror the English up and down.

How do I say download is finished or download failed?

Say 下载完了 (xiàzài wán le) or 下载好了 (xiàzài hǎo le) for finished. A failed download is 下载失败 (xiàzài shībài).

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