折
射

To refract in Chinese: 折射 (zhé shè)

zhé shè

to refract

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to refract
  2. 2refraction
  3. 3to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of)

Stroke order

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折
射

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄜˊ

zhé

ㄓ/ zhㄜ/ eˊ/ second tone

ㄕㄜˋ

shè

ㄕ/ shㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 光穿过水面会发生折射。

    guāng chuān guò shuǐ miàn huì fā shēng zhé shè。

    Light refracts when it passes through the surface of the water.

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Related words

折

zhé

to break

射

shè

to shoot

打折

dǎ zhé

to give a discount

射击

shè jī

to shoot

发射

fā shè

to shoot (a projectile)

注射

zhù shè

injection

波折

bō zhé

twists and turns

存折

cún zhé

passbook

挫折

cuò zhé

setback

辐射

fú shè

radiation

骨折

gǔ zhé

to suffer a fracture

曲折

qū zhé

winding

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