kōng zàidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(of a ship, train etc) not carrying any load (i.e. no passengers or freight etc) / (electricity) no-load (used to describe the condition of a transformer when there is no load connected to its secondary coil)
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Original source entry:

空載 空载 [kong1 zai4] /(of a ship, train etc) not carrying any load (i.e. no passengers or freight etc)/(electricity) no-load (used to describe the condition of a transformer when there is no load connected to its secondary coil)/

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空载
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