发射台

發射台

fāshètái

noun #24,430

Measure Word

一个发射台 gè

Meanings

1 launch pad
2 launching platform
3 launch site

Characters

to send out / to emit / to launch

to shoot / to fire / to emit

platform / stage / stand

Examples

火箭在发射台上矗立了三天，等待倒计时。

Huǒjiàn zài fāshètái shàng chùlì le sān tiān, děngdài dàojìshí.

The rocket stood on the launch pad for three days, awaiting the countdown.

这座发射台已经使用了几十年。

Zhè zuò fāshètái yǐjīng shǐyòng le jǐshí nián.

This launch pad has been in use for decades.

Tips

memory

发射 = to launch / fire, 台 = platform / stage — a launch pad is literally a 'launching platform.'

Stroke Order

发 fā

射 shè

台 tái