萨德

薩德

Sàdé

proper noun #68,615

Meanings

1 THAAD, the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile system
2 Sade or Saad, a foreign name, as in the Marquis de Sade

Characters

Sa-, a sound syllable

-de, a sound syllable

Examples

HSK 7-9

法国作家萨德侯爵在监狱里写了很多作品。

Fǎguó zuòjiā Sàdé hóujué zài jiānyù lǐ xiě le hěnduō zuòpǐn.

The French writer the Marquis de Sade wrote many of his works in prison.

HSK 7-9

韩国部署萨德引起了中国的强烈反对。

Hánguó bùshǔ Sàdé yǐnqǐ le Zhōngguó de qiángliè fǎnduì.

South Korea's deployment of THAAD drew strong opposition from China.

Tips

usage

In the news 萨德 nearly always means THAAD, in full 萨德反导系统. Its deployment in South Korea in 2016-2017 set off an informal Chinese boycott of Korean pop culture and of the Lotte group, which had provided the land for it. The spelling 萨得 is a rare variant.

Stroke Order

萨 sà

德 dé