远射 (yuǎn shè) — to fire over a long range (military or artillery); to take a long shot (in ball games such as basketball, soccer)

Definition

verb
to fire over a long range (military or artillery)to take a long shot (in ball games such as basketball, soccer)

Examples

  • 远射。
    Jūn duì yòng dà pào jìn xíng yuǎn shè.
    The army used cannons to fire over a long range.
  • 远射。
    Tā zài bǐ sài zhōng yí jì yuǎn shè dé fēn.
    He scored with a long shot in the game.
  • 远射。
    Zú qiú yùn dòng yuán shàn cháng yuǎn shè pò mén.
    The soccer player is skilled at long-range shots that score goals.

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.

远yuǎnfar
射shèshoot

远 marks a long distance, and 射 is the act of shooting.

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
辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
元
元yuán远yuǎn
Same sound today

远 combines 辶, meaning walk, with 元, used for its sound.

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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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