雷
达

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The Chinese word "雷达" is formed by phonetically approximating the English word "radar", with the character "雷" representing the sound "ra" and incorporating its inherent meaning of thunder to imply swiftness, while "达" represents the sound "dar" and contributes its meaning of arriving or reaching to convey the concept of detection over distance.

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雷达用于探测飞机。

Léidá yòng yú tàncè fēijī.

Radar is used to detect aircraft.

这台雷达的性能很好。

Zhè tái léidá de xìngnéng hěn hǎo.

This radar's performance is very good.

军舰依靠雷达导航。

Jūnjiàn yīkào léidá dǎoháng.

Warships rely on radar for navigation.

气象雷达能预测暴雨。

Qìxiàng léidá néng yùcè bàoyǔ.

Weather radar can predict heavy rain.

先进的相控阵雷达具有更高的分辨率。

Xiānjìn de xiàng kòng zhèn léidá jùyǒu gèng gāo de fēnbiàn lǜ.

Advanced phased array radar has higher resolution.

Word Definition - 雷达

léi dá (loanword) radar

Individual Character Details

雷 léi, léi
达 dá, dá