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导弹

dǎodàn

missile

A tall rocket on a launch pad under a clear sky
Memory picture

Characters in this word

导 dǎo

Strokes
6
Radical
寸 — inch
Made of
巳 snake 寸 inch
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 导

弹 tán

Strokes
11
Radical
弓 — bow
Made of
弓 bow 单 single, individual, only
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 防务报告称,邻国正在升级远程导弹系统,引发地区安全担忧。 Fángwù bàogào chēng, línguó zhèngzài shēngjí yuǎnchéng dǎodàn xìtǒng, yǐnfā dìqū ānquán dānyōu. The defence report says a neighbouring country is upgrading its long-range missile system, raising regional security concerns.
  • 博物馆里展出了一枚旧式导弹的模型。 Bówùguǎn lǐ zhǎnchū le yì méi jiùshì dǎodàn de móxíng. The museum is displaying a model of an old-style missile.
  • 科学课上,老师给我们讲了导弹是怎么飞的。 Kēxué kè shàng, lǎoshī gěi wǒmen jiǎng le dǎodàn shì zěnme fēi de. In science class, the teacher explained to us how a missile flies.

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