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傤

Character · Noun · Measure wordTraditional儎

cargo; load; measure word for shipload

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

cargo; goods carried by a vehicle or vessel; load

Refers specifically to freight or cargo being transported by land or water. Commonly used in compound words like 卸傤 (unload) and 过傤 (transfer).

Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
mǎ码
tóu头
xiè卸
zài傤
 。

The workers are unloading cargo at the dock.

Zhè这
chuán船
zài傤
tài太
zhòng重
 ，
chuán船
shēn身
chī吃
shuǐ水
hěn很
shēn深
 。

The ship's cargo is too heavy; the hull is sitting very deep in the water.

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Guò过
zài傤
de的
fèi费
yòng用
xū需
yào要
lìng另
xíng行
jì计
suàn算
 。

The cost of transshipment needs to be calculated separately.

2.

measure word

measure word for cargo carried by one boat (dialectal)

dialect

Used in some dialects, particularly in shipping and port contexts, to quantify a single boatload of goods.

Zhè这
tiáo条
chuán船
yùn运
lái来
le了
yī一
zài傤
dà大
mǐ米
 。

This boat transported a full load of rice.

Zhè这
yī一
zài傤
huò货
jià价
zhí值
bù不
fěi菲
 。

This shipload of goods is quite valuable.

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Tā他
fù负
zé责
qīng清
diǎn点
měi每
yī一
zài傤
huò货
wù物
 。

He is responsible for inventorying every boatload of cargo.