起飞弹射

Traditional form:

起飛彈射

Pinyin (reading):

qǐfēitánshè

Definitions:

• takeoff catapult (on aircraft carrier)

Characters:

• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 飞 - to fly, to dart; high
• 弹 - bullet, pellet, shell; elastic, springy
• 射 - to shoot, to eject, to emit

Traditional characters:

• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 飛 - to fly, to dart; high
• 彈 - bullet, pellet, shell; elastic, springy
• 射 - to shoot, to eject, to emit