download in Chinese

How to write 下载

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下载 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 5. An advanced band: enough to read newspapers and watch films.

下载 in a sentence

• 请qǐng下xià载zài这zhè个gè文wén件jiàn。

  Please download this file.

• 我wǒ下xià载zài了le一yī个gè学xué中zhōng文wén的de应yīng用yòng。

  I downloaded an app for learning Chinese.

• 这zhè首shǒu歌gē可kě以yǐ免miǎn费fèi下xià载zài。

  This song can be downloaded for free.

下载 vs 上传 vs 更新

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 上传 shàng chuán to upload

  Direction matters: 下载 'download' (下 = down) vs 上传 'upload' (上 = up). Mirror pair.

• 更新 gēng xīn to update

  更新 = replacing old with new; 下载 = copying to your device. An app 更新s itself after you 下载 it.