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照射

zhào shè

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

照射 (zhào shè) means "to shine on; to light up; to irradiate". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 照射 means

1. to shine on
2. to light up
3. to irradiate

The characters in 照射

• 照zhàoaccording to; in accordance with; to shine
• 射shèto shoot; to launch; to allude to

Example sentences

• 虽然有阳光照射，但还是很冷。
  Suīrán yǒu yángguāng zhàoshè, dàn háishi hěn lěng.
  The sun was shining, yet it was cold.

Words containing 照射

• 外照射wài zhào shèexternal irradiation
• 急性照射jí xìng zhào shèacute exposure
• 应急照射yìng jí zhào shèemergency exposure (nuclear energy)
• 事故照射shì gù zhào shèaccidental exposure
• 低剂量照射dī jì liàng zhào shèlow dose irradiation
• 正电子照射断层摄影zhèng diàn zǐ zhào shè duàn céng shè yǐngpositrion emission tomography (PET)

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