照射 zhàoshè to shine on
to shine on; to light up; to irradiate
How to remember 照射: 照 shine + 射 to shoot = to shine on.
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How it is used
- (Of light or radiation) to shine on / irradiate - 阳光照射着大地 (yángguāng zhàoshè zhe dàdì) sunlight shines on the earth, 紫外线照射 (zǐwàixiàn zhàoshè) UV irradiation.
- A physical-beam verb, used in science and medicine (X-ray, laser, radiation therapy) as well as sunlight.
- Contrast 照耀 (zhàoyào), which is loftier/figurative; 照射 is the plainer, technical term.
Example sentences
- 虽然有阳光照射，但还是很冷。 Suīrán yǒu yángguāng zhàoshè, dàn háishì hěn lěng.The sun was shining, yet it was cold.