射箭 (shè jiàn) — to shoot arrows; to practice archery
Definition
A verb-object phrase meaning 'to shoot arrows' or 'to do archery.' One single activity; the verb 射 alone can also mean 'to shoot,' but here the object 箭 (arrow) is built in — so don't add another arrow object.
verb
to shoot arrowsto practice archery
Examples
- 射箭。Tā xǐ huan shè jiàn.He likes archery.
- ，。Tā shè le yí jiàn, méi yǒu shè zhòng.He shot an arrow but didn't hit the target.
- 射箭。Zhè ge zhōu mò wǒ men qù shè jiàn ba.Let's go do archery this weekend.
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