---
title: "Leida Meaning: 雷达 (léidá) Means “radar”"
description: "雷达 (traditional 雷達, léidá) means “radar”. Hear its tones, see what 雷 and 达 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/leida"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 雷达 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

雷达 léidá

## radar

## Its characters

1. 雷 léi thunder
2. 达 dá to reach

## In a sentence

雷达发现了一架飞机。 The radar detected an airplane.

美国航天局的说法是，在这个高度，用肉眼一般看不到长城，不过在**雷达**图像上，长城的一些地段倒是相当容易认出来。

From [在太空能看见长城吗？ · Can you see the Great Wall of China from space?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/can-you-see-the-great-wall-of-china-from-space#library-word-788-790)

[More about 雷达](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%9B%B7%E8%BE%BE)

## More words with 雷 or 达

- [表达 biǎodá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaoda)
- [传达 chuándá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanda)
- [达标 dábiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dabiao)
- [达成 dáchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dacheng)
- [达到 dádào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadao)
- [到达 dàodá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoda)
- [抵达 dǐdá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dida)
- [发达 fādá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fada)
- [下达 xiàdá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiada)
- [直达 zhídá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhida)

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