射

To shoot in Chinese: 射 (shè)

shè

to shoot

HSK 3.0 Level 51 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to shoot
  2. 2to launch
  3. 3to allude to
  4. 4radio- (chemistry)

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射

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄜˋ

shè

ㄕ/ shㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他用力把球射进了球门。

    tā yòng lì bǎ qiú shè jìn le qiú mén。

    He kicked the ball hard and shot it into the goal.

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Related words

射击

shè jī

to shoot

发射

fā shè

to shoot (a projectile)

注射

zhù shè

injection

辐射

fú shè

radiation

投射

tóu shè

to throw (a projectile)

折射

zhé shè

to refract

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