击落 (jī luò) — to shoot down (aircraft, missile, etc.) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to shoot down (aircraft, missile, etc.)

Easily confused

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Examples

击落。
Dí rén fā shè de dǎo dàn bèi wǒ jūn jī luò le.
The missile launched by the enemy was shot down by our army.
击落。
Fēi xíng yuán chéng gōng jī luò le yí jià dí jī.
The pilot successfully shot down an enemy plane.
击落。
Tā men yòng xīn xíng wǔ qì jī luò le wú rén jī.
They shot down the drone with a new type of weapon.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

击jīstrike

“击” means to strike or shoot, and “落” means to fall, together meaning to shoot something down.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 擊; 击 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

毄

毄jī擊jī

Same sound today

The traditional form 擊 has 手 (hand) and 毄; 毄 gives the sound and also points to striking, while the simplified 击 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

艹洛落

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎo

Sound part声符shēngfú

洛

洛luò落luò

Same sound today

落 pairs 艹 with 洛; 洛 gives the sound, and 艹 relates to the meaning.

Appears in

Air Travel Military & Defense

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