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The Chinese word 下载 is formed by combining the character 下, meaning "down", with 载, meaning "to carry" or "to load", resulting in a compound that literally means "to carry down", directly describing the action of transferring data from a remote system to a local device.

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我正在下载一个应用程序。

Wǒ zhèngzài xiàzǎi yí gè yìngyòng chéxù.

I am downloading an application.

请在WiFi环境下下载这个文件。

Qǐng zài WiFi huánjìng xià xiàzǎi zhège wénjiàn.

Please download this file in a WiFi environment.

这些学习资料都可以免费下载。

Zhèxiē xuéxí zīliào dōu kěyǐ miǎnfèi xiàzǎi.

All these study materials can be downloaded for free.

下载速度取决于你的网络带宽。

Xiàzǎi sùdù qǔjué yú nǐ de wǎngluò dàikuān.

The download speed depends on your network bandwidth.

我建议你使用官方渠道下载正版软件。

Wǒ jiànyì nǐ shǐyòng guānfāng qúdào xiàzǎi zhèngbǎn ruǎnjiàn.

I suggest you use official channels to download genuine software.

Word Definition - 下载

xià zǎi to download; also pr. [xiàzài]

Individual Character Details

下 xià
载 zǎi, zài