diǎnshè

点射

Word · VerbTraditional點射

firing in bursts; burst fire

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Meanings

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1.

verb

to fire in bursts; to use burst fire

technical

A technical military and shooting term referring to controlled, short bursts from automatic weapons. It is used to conserve ammunition and maintain accuracy compared to fully automatic fire.

Shì士
bīng兵
jiē接
shòu受
xùn训
liàn练
 ,
zài在
jìn进
gōng攻
shí时
yào要
shǐ使
yòng用
diǎn点
shè射
 。

Soldiers are trained to use burst fire during assaults.

Zhè这
bǎ把
zì自
dòng动
bù步
qiāng枪
kě可
yǐ以
shè设
zhì置
wéi为
dān单
fā发
 、
diǎn点
shè射
huò或
lián连
fā发
mó模
shì式
 。

This assault rifle can be set to single shot, burst fire, or fully automatic mode.

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Jiào教
guān官
mìng命
lìng令
shè射
shǒu手
jìn进
xíng行
sān三
lún轮
diǎn点
shè射
 。

The instructor ordered the shooter to fire three bursts.