爆
炸

Explosion in Chinese: 爆炸 (bào zhà)

bào zhà

explosion

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Definitions

  1. 1explosion
  2. 2to explode
  3. 3to blow up
  4. 4to detonate

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爆
炸

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄠˋ

bào

ㄅ/ bㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓㄚˋ

zhà

ㄓ/ zhㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 工厂里发生了一次爆炸。

    gōng chǎng lǐ fā shēng le yí cì bào zhà。

    An explosion happened in the factory.

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Related words

爆

bào

to explode or burst

炸

zhà

to burst

油炸

yóu zhá

to deep fry

爆发

bào fā

to break out

炸弹

zhà dàn

bomb

炸药

zhà yào

explosive (material)

爆满

bào mǎn

filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc)

爆竹

bào zhú

firecracker

轰炸

hōng zhà

to bomb

爆冷门

bào lěng mén

an upset (esp. in sports)

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