载重

載重

zàizhòng

verb #47,848

Meanings

1 to carry a load (of a vehicle or vessel)
2 load; carrying capacity

Characters

to carry; to load

Examples

HSK 6

这座老桥的载重有限，大货车不能通过。

Zhè zuò lǎo qiáo de zàizhòng yǒuxiàn, dà huòchē bù néng tōngguò.

This old bridge has a limited load capacity, so heavy trucks can't cross it.

HSK 7-9

这辆卡车最多能载重十吨。

Zhè liàng kǎchē zuìduō néng zàizhòng shí dūn.

This truck can carry a load of up to ten tons.

Tips

mistakes

Read 载 with the fourth tone here, 'to carry'; the third-tone 载 means 'year' or 'to record'. 重 is 'weight', not 重 'again'. Related words: 载重量 'load capacity' and 超载 'overloaded'.

Stroke Order

载 zǎi

重 zhòng