照明弹

照明彈

zhàomíngdàn

noun #29,298

Measure Word

一枚照明弹 méi

Meanings

1 flare
2 star shell
3 illumination shell

Characters

to illuminate; to shine

shell; bullet; projectile

Examples

士兵发射照明弹，照亮了夜间的战场。

Shìbīng fāshè zhàomíngdàn, zhàoliàng le yèjiān de zhànchǎng.

The soldiers fired a flare, illuminating the nighttime battlefield.

在黑暗中，救援队用照明弹发出求救信号。

Zài hēi'àn zhōng, jiùyuán duì yòng zhàomíngdàn fāchū qiújiù xìnhào.

In the darkness, the rescue team used a flare to send a distress signal.

Tips

memory

照明 = illuminate/lighting, 弹 = shell/bullet/projectile. A 'lighting shell' — a projectile that lights up the sky. The characters describe its function perfectly.

Stroke Order

照 zhào

明 míng

弹 dàn