注射

Chinese

		to inject; to pour into; to concentrate to inject; to pour into; to concentrate; to pay attention; to note; to comment on; to record; to register; to annotate	radio- (chem.); shoot
trad. (注射)		注	射
simp. #(注射)		注	射

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhùshè

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu³ se⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chu-sa
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chù-siā / chù-siǎ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhùshè
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhùshè
    • Wade–Giles: chu⁴-shê⁴
    • Yale: jù-shè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juhsheh
    • Palladius: чжушэ (čžušɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyu³ se⁶
    • Yale: jyu seh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzy³ se⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ju³ sé⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː³³ sɛː²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chu-sa
    • Hakka Romanization System: zu sa
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zu⁴ sa⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡su⁵⁵ sa⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Hsinchu, Lukang, Kinmen, Magong, Sanxia, Taichung, Tainan, Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chù-siā
    • Tâi-lô: tsù-siā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zuosia
    • IPA (Tainan, Yilan): /t͡su²¹⁻⁵³ sia³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su²¹⁻⁴¹ sia³³/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /t͡su¹²⁻⁵³ sia²²/
    • IPA (Lukang): /t͡su³¹⁻⁵³ sia³¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡su²¹⁻⁵³ sia²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡su¹¹⁻⁵³ sia³³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sia⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Lukang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chù-siǎ
    • Tâi-lô: tsù-siǎ
    • IPA (Lukang): /t͡su³¹⁻⁵³ sia³³/

Etymology 1

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 注射(ちゅうしゃ) (chūsha, “injection”)

Verb

注射

1. (medicine) to inject (into the bloodstream)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 打針 (“to inject”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		注射, 打針
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	打針
	Taiwan	打針
	Ulanhot	打針
	Tongliao	打針
	Chifeng	打針
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	打針
	Harbin	打針
	Shenyang	打針
	Singapore	打針
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	打針
	Tangshan	打針
	Cangzhou	打針
	Baoding	打針兒
	Shijiazhuang	打針
	Jinan	打針
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	打針
	Qingdao	打針
Central Plains Mandarin	Zhengzhou	打針
	Xi'an	打針
	Xining	打針
	Xuzhou	打針
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	打針
	Bayanhot	打針
	Lanzhou	打針
	Ürümqi	打針
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	打針
	Chongqing	打針
	Wuhan	打針, 錐針 humorous
	Guiyang	打針
	Kunming	打針
	Guilin	打針
	Liuzhou	打針
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	打針, 打洋針
	Yangzhou	打針
	Nantong	打針
	Hefei	打針
Cantonese	Guangzhou	打針
	Hong Kong	打針, 啪針 drug
	Taishan	打針
	Dongguan	打針
	Singapore (Guangfu)	打針
Hakka	Meixian	打針
	Yudu	打針
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	注射
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	注射
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	注射
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	注射
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	注射
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	注射
Huizhou	Jixi	打針
	Shexian	打針
Jin	Taiyuan	打針
	Xinzhou	打針
	Taibus (Baochang)	打針
	Linhe	打針
	Jining	打針
	Hohhot	打針
	Baotou	打針
	Dongsheng	打針
	Haibowan	打針
	Zhangjiakou	打針
	Handan	打針
Northern Min	Jian'ou	𢫦針
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	拍針
Southern Min	Xiamen	拍針, 針藥
	Quanzhou	拍針, 針藥
	Zhangzhou	拍針, 針藥仔, 針藥
	Taipei	注射
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	注射
	Kaohsiung	注射
	Yilan	注射
	Changhua (Lukang)	注射
	Taichung	注射
	Tainan	注射
	Hsinchu	注射
	Kinmen	拍針, 注射
	Penghu (Magong)	注射
	Penang (Hokkien)	拍針
	Singapore (Hokkien)	拍針
	Manila (Hokkien)	攕針, 拍針
	Chaozhou	拍針
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	拍針
	Singapore (Teochew)	拍針
	Leizhou	拍針
	Wenchang	拍針
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	打針
Wu	Suzhou	打針
	Jinhua	打針

Etymology 2

Attestable since at least the Tang dynasty.

Verb

注射

1. (literary) to spurt; to spray; to jet
2. (literary) to speak fluently
3. (literary) to shoot with a bow and arrow
4. (literary) to focus one's eyes or thoughts

Synonyms

• (spurt): 噴射／喷射 (pēnshè)

References

• “Entry #4368”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
注	射
ちゅう Grade: 3	しゃ Grade: 6
on'yomi

Noun

注(ちゅう)射(しゃ) • (chūsha) 

1. injection

Verb

注(ちゅう)射(しゃ)する • (chūsha suru) suru (stem 注(ちゅう)射(しゃ)し (chūsha shi), past 注(ちゅう)射(しゃ)した (chūsha shita))

1. to inject

Conjugation

Conjugation of "注射する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	注射し	ちゅうしゃし	chūsha shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	注射し	ちゅうしゃし	chūsha shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	注射する	ちゅうしゃする	chūsha suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	注射する	ちゅうしゃする	chūsha suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	注射すれ	ちゅうしゃすれ	chūsha sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	注射せよ¹ 注射しろ²	ちゅうしゃせよ¹ ちゅうしゃしろ²	chūsha seyo¹ chūsha shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	注射される	ちゅうしゃされる	chūsha sareru
Causative	注射させる 注射さす	ちゅうしゃさせる ちゅうしゃさす	chūsha saseru chūsha sasu
Potential	注射できる	ちゅうしゃできる	chūsha dekiru
Volitional	注射しよう	ちゅうしゃしよう	chūsha shiyō
Negative	注射しない	ちゅうしゃしない	chūsha shinai
Negative continuative	注射せず	ちゅうしゃせず	chūsha sezu
Formal	注射します	ちゅうしゃします	chūsha shimasu
Perfective	注射した	ちゅうしゃした	chūsha shita
Conjunctive	注射して	ちゅうしゃして	chūsha shite
Hypothetical conditional	注射すれば	ちゅうしゃすれば	chūsha sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative