暴
躁

Irascible in Chinese: 暴躁 (bào zào)

bào zào

irascible

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1irascible
  2. 2irritable
  3. 3violent

Stroke order

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暴
躁

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄠˋ

bào

ㄅ/ bㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄗㄠˋ

zào

ㄗ/ zㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他脾气暴躁，动不动就发火。

    tā pí qì bào zào， dòng bu dòng jiù fā huǒ。

    He has a hot temper and flares up at the slightest thing.

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Related words

暴力

bào lì

violence

暴露

bào lù

to expose

暴雨

bào yǔ

torrential rain

风暴

fēng bào

storm

暴利

bào lì

sudden huge profits

粗暴

cū bào

rough

烦躁

fán zào

jittery

浮躁

fú zào

fickle and impatient

火暴

huǒ bào

variant of 爆

焦躁

jiāo zào

fretful

暴风雨

bào fēng yǔ

rainstorm

暴风骤雨

bào fēng zhòu yǔ

violent wind and rainstorm

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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