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Using 载 (zài) to express "carrying"
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Vehicle/Vessel + 载 + 有 + Cargo
Explanation
载 (zài) means "to carry" or "to transport," typically used for vehicles, ships, or aircraft carrying passengers or cargo. It is a formal verb often found in written Chinese and news reports. For example, 载有货物 means "carrying cargo."
Examples
这艘货轮载着大量的集装箱驶向港口。
Zhè sōu huòlún zàizhe dàliàng de jízhuāngxiāng shǐxiàng gǎngkǒu.
This cargo ship, loaded with a large number of containers, headed toward the port.
那架飞机载有两百多名乘客。
Nà jià fēijī zài yǒu liǎngbǎi duō míng chéngkè.
That airplane carried more than two hundred passengers.
一辆满载蔬菜的卡车停在路边。
Yī liàng mǎnzài shūcài de kǎchē tíng zài lùbiān.
A truck fully loaded with vegetables was parked by the roadside.