注射 (zhù shè) — to inject | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Formal/written term for 'to inject' (medicine into the body). 注射 is more clinical than the everyday 打针, and narrower than 注, which also covers pouring/focusing attention.

verb

to inject

Examples

注射。
Hù shi měi tiān gěi bìng rén zhù shè liǎng cì.
The nurse gives the patient injections twice a day.
注射。
Zhè zhǒng yì miáo xū yào zhù shè zài shǒu bì shàng.
This vaccine needs to be injected into the arm.
注射。
zhù shè Zhī qián yí dìng yào jiǎn chá yào pǐn shì fǒu guò qī.
Before injecting, be sure to check if the medicine has expired.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

“注” (inject) and “射” (shoot) join to describe forcing liquid in.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

主

主zhǔ注zhù

Same sound today

注 combines 水, meaning water, with 主, which gives the sound.

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

弓弓gōngbow
矢矢shǐarrow

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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