发射器 (fā shè qì) — launcher (for missiles, rockets, etc.); transmitter (for radio signals, communications)
Definition
Compound of 发射 (fāshè, 'to launch/emit') plus the device suffix 器. Refers to equipment that launches projectiles (missiles, rockets) or transmits signals — choose 'launcher' for weapons, 'transmitter' for radio/wireless signals.
noun
launcher (for missiles, rockets, etc.)transmitter (for radio signals, communications)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 发射器。Zhè zhǒng xīn xíng fā shè qì kě yǐ yuǎn jù lí jīng zhǔn dǎ jī mù biāo.This new type of launcher can strike targets with precision at long range.
- 发射器，。Wú xiàn fā shè qì de gōng lǜ tài dī le, xìn hào fù gài fàn wéi yǒu xiàn.The power of the wireless transmitter is too low, so the signal coverage is limited.
- 发射器。Wèi xīng guǐ dào shàng bù shǔ le jǐ gè xìn hào fā shè qì.Several signal transmitters were deployed in satellite orbit.
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.
发射, send and shoot, plus 器, a device, gives a device that sends or shoots.
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