Chinese word dictionary

射击

shèjī · to shoot; to fire (a gun)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified射击

Traditional射擊

Pinyinshèjī

Part of speech动

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

射shè

to shoot, to eject, to emit

击jī

to strike, to hit, to beat; to attack, to fight

How to learn 射击

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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冲击chōngjī

to attack; to batter; (of waves) to pound against; shock; impact; variant of 衝擊|冲击[chong1 ji1]

打击dǎjī

to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music)

点击diǎnjī

to hit; to press; to strike (on the keyboard); to click (a web page button)

攻击gōngjī

to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military)

击败jībài

to defeat; to beat

射shè

old variant of 射[she4]; to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry)