English–Chinese

“explode” in Chinese

Chinese

Also爆 (bào)

Pronunciation

Pinyinbào zhà

Example

手机起火后突然爆炸了。shǒu jī qí huǒ hòu tū rán bào zhà le

After the phone caught fire, it suddenly exploded.

Illustration for 爆炸 (explode)

How to say “explode” in Chinese

“Explode” in Chinese is 爆炸 (bào zhà).

A sudden burst tears an object or container open and drives energy or fragments outward.

Full entry for 爆炸: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 爆炸

燃气管道泄漏后,管线爆炸了。rán qì guǎn dào xiè lòu hòu guǎn xiàn bào zhà le

After the gas pipeline leaked, the line exploded.

Tips for using 爆炸

  • Mandarin does not change the word's form for the noun sense, so sentence position and nearby words show whether it means the act of exploding or the resulting event.

Other Chinese words for “explode”

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爆

bào

verbexplode

气球爆了。qì qiú bào le

The balloon exploded.

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