装卸
Old HSK 6
装卸 (zhuāngxiè) · to load and unload
装卸 (zhuāngxiè) means “to load and unload”. It is written with 2 characters: 装 (to put in) + 卸 (to unload). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 装卸 is built
The characters
装 zhuāng · to put in
What 装 is made of
- 壮zhuàng — big
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 士shì — scholar
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 衣yī — cloth
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 衣 gives the meaning, 壮 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
卸 xiè · to unload
What 卸 is made of
- 午wǔ — noon
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- ⺊ — structural part
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 上shàng — above
- 卩jié — seal
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Example sentences
工人们正在装卸货物。Gōngrénmen zhèngzài zhuāngxiè huòwù.The workers are loading and unloading goods.
这个码头每天装卸很多集装箱。Zhège mǎtóu měitiān zhuāngxiè hěnduō jízhuāngxiāng.This dock loads and unloads many containers a day.
Questions about 装卸
What does 装卸 mean?
装卸 (zhuāngxiè) means “to load and unload”.
How do you pronounce 装卸?
装卸 is pronounced zhuāngxiè.
Which HSK level is 装卸?
装卸 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 安装ānzhuāngto install
- 服装fúzhuāngclothing
- 装修zhuāngxiūto decorate
- 装置zhuāngzhìdevice
- 假装jiǎzhuāngto pretend
- 装饰zhuāngshìto decorate
- 包装bāozhuāngpackaging
- 武装wǔzhuāngarmed
- 装备zhuāngbèiequipment
- 装zhuāngto put in
Learn 装卸 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 245: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.