fā shè
launch; radiate; project
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火箭已经发射升空了。
huǒ jiàn yǐ jīng fā shè shēng kōng le.
The rocket has already been launched into the sky.
卫星发射成功了。
wèi xīng fā shè chéng gōng le.
The satellite launch was a success.
导弹发射失败了。
dǎo dàn fā shè shī bài le.
The missile launch failed.
发射 (fā shè)
launch
发射 (fā shè)
fire
接收 (jiēshòu)
receive
降落 (jiàngluò)
land
The Chinese word 发射 (fāshè) is composed of two characters: 发 (fā) and 射 (shè). The character 发 originally meant "hair" or "to grow," but it has also been used to mean "to send out" or "to release." The character 射 originally meant "to shoot" or "to throw," but it has also been used to mean "to emit" or "to radiate." When these two characters are combined, they create the word 发射, which means "to launch" or "to fire." This word is often used in the context of rockets, missiles, and other projectiles, but it can also be used in a more general sense to mean "to send out" or "to release." For example, the phrase 发射信号 (fāshè xìnhào) means "to send a signal," and the phrase 发射卫星 (fāshè wèixīng) means "to launch a satellite."
