HSK 5 · Science

下载 xiàzài “to download” in Chinese

Traditional 下載

What 下载 means

  1. to download

How to say 下载

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale下xià4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale载zài4th tone, falling

下载 in a sentence

  1. 开始下载时，请点击“保存”按钮。

    Kāishǐ xiàzài shí, qǐng diǎnjī “bǎocún” ànniǔ.

    When the download starts, please click the “Save” button.

    Sentence #3805027 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 假如你没有这个程序，你现在就可以去下载。

    Jiǎrú nǐ méiyǒu zhè ge chéngxù, nǐ xiànzài jiù kěyǐ qù xiàzài.

    If you don’t have this program, you can go and download it now.

    Sentence #478786 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我在下载这份网络档案。

    Wǒ zài xiàzài zhè fèn wǎngluò dàng'àn.

    I’m downloading this online archive.

    Sentence #10752789 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 下载 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 下 (xià) with each of its parts in a different colour
下xiàdown
  • 一one · yī
  • 卜divination · bǔ

Memory aidA short stroke below the line: down, below.

The character 载 (zài) with each of its parts in a different colour
载zàito carry
  • 哉final exclamatory particle · zāiSound part
  • 车cart · chēMeaning part

车 hints at the meaning (cart); 哉 (zāi) hints at the sound. Compare it with zài.

How to write 下载

下 3 strokes · 载 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

下载 (xiàzài) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 下载 (xiàzài). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 下载

Words with 下

下xià · down下午xiàwǔ · afternoon下雨xiàyǔ · to rain下班xiàbān · to finish work下课xiàkè · to finish class一下yíxià · (after a verb) briefly下面xiàmiàn · below下去xiàqù · to go down下来xiàlai · to come down以下yǐxià · below

Words with 载

记载jìzǎi · to record

More words: Science & Technology

数码shùmǎ · digital搜索sōusuǒ · to search (online)网络wǎngluò · network物质wùzhì · matter信号xìnhào · signal学术xuéshù · academic硬件yìngjiàn · hardware预报yùbào · forecast

FAQs

下载 (xiàzài) means “to download”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it xiàzài: xià with a 4th tone, then zài with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 下载 is written 下載. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xiazai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 下载 from the suggestions. Typing xiazai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
下载 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

Turn words into conversations

A dictionary gives you the words. A native teacher shows you how to use them. Start with a free 30-minute intro call.

Book a free intro call

Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.