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下载

xià zǎi · xia zai

Traditional 下載

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to download
  2. also pr. [xiàzài]
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Slow download

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)游戏(yóuxì)你(nǐ)下载(xiàzǎi)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you download this game?

  2. Liangliang

    下载(xiàzǎi)了(le)，可是(kěshì)下载(xiàzǎi)了(le)三个(sāngè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    I did, but it took three hours to download.

  3. Dengdeng

    三个(sāngè)小时(xiǎoshí)？你(nǐ)的(de)网(wǎng)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)慢(màn)？

    Three hours? Why is your internet so slow?

  4. Liangliang

    游戏(yóuxì)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)，下载(xiàzǎi)很(hěn)慢(màn)。

    The game is too big, so the download is slow.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)可以(kěyǐ)玩(wán)了(le)吗(ma)？

    So can you play now?

  6. Liangliang

    可以(kěyǐ)……不过(bùguò)它(tā)又(yòu)要(yào)更新(gēngxīn)，还(hái)要(yào)再(zài)等(děng)一个小时(yīgèxiǎoshí)。

    Yes... but it needs another update, and I must wait one more hour.

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2 examples
01

假(jiǎ)如(rú)你(nǐ)没(méi)有(yǒu)这(zhè)个(gè)程(chéng)序(xù)，你(nǐ)现(xiàn)在(zài)就(jiù)可(kě)以(yǐ)去(qù)下(xià)载(zǎi)。

If you do not have this program, you can download it now.

Tatoeba: Chinese by biglion · English by kebukebu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)把(bǎ)这(zhè)首(shǒu)歌(gē)下(xià)载(zǎi)到(dào)手(shǒu)机(jī)里(lǐ)，坐(zuò)车(chē)时(shí)听(tīng)。

I downloaded this song onto my phone to listen to while riding the bus.

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