发射塔

發射塔

fāshètǎ

noun #31,784

Measure Word

一座发射塔 zuò

Meanings

1 launch tower
2 transmission tower
3 broadcasting tower

Characters

to send out, to launch

to shoot, to fire

Examples

HSK 6

山顶上有一座电视发射塔。

Shāndǐng shàng yǒu yī zuò diànshì fāshètǎ.

There's a TV transmission tower on the mountaintop.

HSK 7-9

火箭已经送上发射塔。

Huǒjiàn yǐjīng sòng shàng fāshètǎ.

The rocket has been moved to the launch tower.

Tips

usage

Covers two distinct meanings depending on context: a rocket launch tower (gantry) at a spaceport, or a radio/TV transmission tower. The verb 发射 means both 'to launch (a rocket)' and 'to transmit (a signal)', and 塔 just means 'tower'.

Stroke Order

发 fā

射 shè

塔 tǎ