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    Expressing launching with 发射 (fāshè)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    Subject + 发射 + Object

    Explanation

    发射 (fāshè) means "to launch" or "to fire." It is commonly used for rockets, missiles, satellites, and other projectiles being sent into motion or into space.

    Examples

    • 中国成功发射了一颗新的通信卫星。

      Zhōngguó chénggōng fāshè le yī kē xīn de tōngxìn wèixīng.

      China successfully launched a new communications satellite.

    • 火箭预计明天上午九点发射。

      Huǒjiàn yùjì míngtiān shàngwǔ jiǔ diǎn fāshè.

      The rocket is expected to launch at nine o'clock tomorrow morning.

    • 这是今年第三次发射载人飞船了。

      Zhè shì jīnnián dì sān cì fāshè zàirén fēichuán le.

      This is the third crewed spacecraft launch this year.

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