English–Chinese
“bomb” in Chinese
How to say “bomb” in Chinese
“Bomb” in Chinese is 炸弹 (zhà dàn).
A device that releases stored energy in a sudden blast, sending pressure and fragments outward.
Example sentences with 炸弹
警方在建筑工地发现并拆除了被安放的炸弹。jǐng fāng zài jiàn zhù gōng dì fā xiàn bìng chāi chú le bèi ān fàng de zhà dàn
The police found and defused the bomb that had been planted at the construction site.
Tips for using 炸弹
- The character 炸 (zhà, "explode") has a different reading in 炸鸡 (zhájī, "fried chicken"), where 炸 is zhá and means "deep-fry," so tone and context separate the two meanings.
Other Chinese words for “bomb”
他们在夜里轰炸了城市。tā men zài yè lǐ hōng zhà le chéng shì
They bombed the city at night.