爆
冷
门

An upset (esp. in sports) in Chinese: 爆冷门 (bào lěng mén)

bào lěng mén

an upset (esp. in sports)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 爆冷門1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1an upset (esp. in sports)
  2. 2unexpected turn of events
  3. 3to pull off a coup
  4. 4a breakthrough

Stroke order

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爆
冷
门

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄅㄠˋ

bào

ㄅ/ bㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄥˇ

lěng

ㄌ/ lㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

ㄇㄣˊ

mén

ㄇ/ mㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

爆冷门

Simplified

爆冷門

Traditional

Example sentences

See 爆冷门 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这场比赛爆冷门，弱队赢了。

    zhè chǎng bǐ sài bào lěng mén， ruò duì yíng le。

    This match was an upset; the weaker team won.

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Related words

冷

lěng

cold

门

mén

gate

爆

bào

to explode or burst

冷静

lěng jìng

calm

专门

zhuān mén

specialist

部门

bù mén

department

门口

mén kǒu

doorway

门票

mén piào

ticket (for theater, cinema etc)

出门

chū mén

to go out

大门

dà mén

entrance

寒冷

hán lěng

cold (climate)

上门

shàng mén

to drop in

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