射 (shè) — to shoot (an arrow, bullet, etc.); to launch (a rocket, satellite, etc.); to allude to, to hint at (in speech)
Definition
射 (shè) is a literary single-character verb meaning 'to shoot' (arrows/bullets) or 'to launch' (a satellite/rocket). 发射 is its modern compound form used in technical contexts like space launches.
verb
to shoot (an arrow, bullet, etc.)to launch (a rocket, satellite, etc.)to allude toto hint at (in speech)
Examples
- 。Tā cóng xiǎo jiù gēn fù qīn xué xí shè jiàn.He learned to shoot arrows with his father from a young age.
- 。Zhōng guó chéng gōng fā shè le yì méi qì xiàng wèi xīng.China successfully launched a weather satellite.
- 。Tā gāng cái shuō de huà shì zài yǐng shè tā.What he just said was alluding to her.
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