载体 zàitǐ carrier (chemistry)
carrier (chemistry); vector (epidemiology); vehicle or medium
How to remember 载体: 载 load + 体 body = carrier (chemistry).
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How it is used
- A carrier / medium - the physical or abstract thing that carries or embodies something else - 语言是文化的载体 (yǔyán shì wénhuà de zàitǐ) language is the carrier of culture.
- Broad use across science (chemistry/biology carriers) and humanities (信息载体 medium of information).
- Note reading 载 (zài). It names the vehicle that holds/transmits content, not the content itself.