折射

zhéshè

verb HSK 7 #26,543

Meanings

1 to refract
2 to reflect (figuratively)

Characters

to bend; to turn

to shoot; to emit

Examples

光线通过水会发生折射。

Guāngxiàn tōngguò shuǐ huì fāshēng zhéshè.

Light refracts when it passes through water.

这部电影折射出当代社会的问题。

Zhè bù diànyǐng zhéshè chū dāngdài shèhuì de wèntí.

This film reflects the problems of contemporary society.

Tips

usage

折射 is used literally in physics (refraction of light) and figuratively to mean 'reflect/reveal' social phenomena or deeper truths.

Stroke Order

折 zhé

射 shè