爆
竹

Firecracker in Chinese: 爆竹 (bào zhú)

bào zhú

firecracker

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1firecracker

Stroke order

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爆
竹

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄠˋ

bào

ㄅ/ bㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓㄨˊ

zhú

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 过年时孩子们喜欢放爆竹。

    guò nián shí hái zi men xǐ huan fàng bào zhú。

    During the New Year, children love to set off firecrackers.

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Related words

爆

bào

to explode or burst

竹子

zhú zi

bamboo

爆发

bào fā

to break out

爆炸

bào zhà

explosion

爆满

bào mǎn

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

竹竿

zhú gān

bamboo

爆冷门

bào lěng mén

an upset (esp. in sports)

胸有成竹

xiōng yǒu chéng zhú

(idiom) to have a well thought out plan in mind

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