下载
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
下载 (xiàzǎi) · to download
下载 (xiàzǎi) means “to download”. It is written with 2 characters: 下 (down) + 载 (load). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 下载 is built
The characters
下 xià · down
What 下 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: One stroke under another; compare 上 (above) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
载 zài · load
What 载 is made of
- 哉zāi — final exclamatory particle
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 七qī — seven
Origin hint: 车 gives the meaning, 哉 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我在手机上下载了一个游戏。Wǒ zài shǒujī shang xiàzǎi le yī gè yóuxì.I downloaded a game on my phone.
这首歌可以下载吗？Zhè shǒu gē kěyǐ xiàzǎi ma?Can this song be downloaded?
Questions about 下载
What does 下载 mean?
下载 (xiàzǎi) means “to download”.
How do you pronounce 下载?
下载 is pronounced xiàzǎi.
Which HSK level is 下载?
下载 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 楼下lóuxiàdownstairs
- 下班xiàbānto finish work
- 下边xiàbianbelow
- 下车xiàchēto get off a vehicle
- 下次xiàcìnext time
- 下课xiàkèto finish class
- 下午xiàwǔafternoon
- 下雨xiàyǔto rain
- 一下儿yīxiàra little while
- 坐下zuòxiato sit down
Learn 下载 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 88: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.