爆
发

To break out in Chinese: 爆发 (bào fā)

bào fā

to break out

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 爆發1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to break out
  2. 2to erupt
  3. 3to explode
  4. 4to burst out

Stroke order

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爆
发

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄠˋ

bào

ㄅ/ bㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

爆发

Simplified

爆發

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 两国之间爆发了战争。

    liǎng guó zhī jiān bào fā le zhàn zhēng。

    War broke out between the two countries.

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

爆

bào

to explode or burst

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

发表

fā biǎo

to issue

发愁

fā chóu

to worry

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