xạ

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To shoot (an arrow): The primary meaning of "xạ" is to discharge a projectile, traditionally an arrow, from a bow. It denotes the act of archery.
   • To emit; to radiate: In scientific or formal contexts, "xạ" can mean to emit or give off rays, such as light or radiation.

2. Noun:

   • Archery: The art, sport, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows.
   • Radiation: A process in which energy is emitted in the form of particles or waves.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Vị vua có thể xạ tên trúng đích từ rất xa. (The king could shoot an arrow and hit the target from very far away.)
  • Mặt trời xạ ra ánh sáng và nhiệt. (The sun emits light and heat.)
• Noun:
  • Xạ là một môn thể thao cổ xưa. (Archery is an ancient sport.)
  • Cần cẩn thận với loại xạ này. (One must be careful with this type of radiation.)

Advanced Usage

• "xạ thủ": archer, shooter.

  • Xạ thủ ấy đã giành huy chương vàng. (That archer won the gold medal.)

• "bức xạ": radiation (as a compound noun).

  • Bức xạ mặt trời rất mạnh. (Solar radiation is very strong.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xạ tiễn (n): arrow (a literary or compound term for an arrow).
• Xạ kích (v): to shoot; to fire (often used in military contexts).
• Phóng xạ (n): radioactivity.
  • Vật liệu này có tính phóng xạ. (This material is radioactive.)

Synonyms

• Shoot: to discharge an arrow or bullet.
• Emit: to produce and discharge something, especially gas or radiation.
• Radiate: to emit energy in the form of waves or particles.

Related Idioms

• "Tài xạ tiễn": having skilled archery; metaphorically for having a particular talent or precision.
  • Ông ấy có tài xạ tiễn trong việc dự đoán thị trường. (He has a sharpshooter's talent for predicting the market.)