直射 (zhí shè) — (of light) to shine directly; to be in direct sunlight; (of a projectile, shot) to fire directly; to shoot straight

Definition

verb
(of light) to shine directlyto be in direct sunlight(of a projectile, shot) to fire directlyto shoot straight

Examples

  • 直射，。
    Tài yáng zhí shè jìn fáng jiān, tè bié rè.
    The sun shines directly into the room, making it very hot.
  • 直射。
    Tā yòng qiāng zhí shè mù biāo.
    He fired directly at the target.
  • 直射。
    Zhè xiē guāng xiàn huì zhí shè dào wǒ men shēn shàng.
    These light rays will shine directly onto us.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

直zhístraight
射shèshoot or shine

直 means straight or directly and 射 is to shoot or shine, giving the sense of direct shining or firing.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The earliest form of 直 pairs 目, an eye, with an unclear stroke 丨.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 射, the left part comes from 弓 (bow) and 矢 (arrow), and the right part comes from a hand drawing the bowstring.

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