下载
xiàzài
to download
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 我从网上下载了一部电影。I downloaded a movie from the internet.
- 这个软件可以免费下载。This software can be downloaded for free.
Collocations
下载文件免费下载下载速度下载安装
Mnemonic
下 xià "down" + 载 zài "to load, carry": to load downward, i.e. to download. Chinese calques the meaning (down = 下, load = 载) while Korean uses the loanword da-un-ro-deu. 载 is a polyphone: zài "to load" but zǎi "year, to record". Its opposite is 上传 (upload).
Related
上传安装软件文件
Quick check
What is the opposite of 下载?