炮

Cannon in Chinese: 炮 (pào)

pào

cannon

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Definitions

  1. 1cannon
  2. 2firecracker

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炮

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄆㄠˋ

pào

ㄆ/ pㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 过年的时候大家都喜欢放炮。

    guò nián de shí hòu dà jiā dōu xǐ huan fàng pào。

    During Chinese New Year, everyone likes to set off firecrackers.

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Related words

鞭炮

biān pào

firecrackers

马后炮

mǎ hòu pào

lit. firing after the horse

陪同

péi tóng

to accompany

配置

pèi zhì

to deploy

皮球

pí qiú

ball (made of rubber, leather etc)

偏

piān

to lean

贫困

pín kùn

impoverished

品牌

pǐn pái

brand name

聘请

pìn qǐng

to engage

平凡

píng fán

commonplace

平方米

píng fāng mǐ

square meter

平台

píng tái

platform

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