Chinese word

炸弹

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhà dàn

Meaning

  • nounbomb

Example

他在地上发现了炸弹。tā zài dì shàng fā xiàn le zhà dàn

He found a bomb on the ground.

Illustration for 炸弹 (bomb)

More examples

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.

Core concept

A device that releases stored energy in a sudden blast, sending pressure and fragments outward.

Common phrases

  • 安放炸弹ān fàng zhà dàn

    plant a bomb

  • 拆除炸弹chāi chú zhà dàn

    defuse a bomb

  • 引爆炸弹yǐn bào zhà dàn

    detonate a bomb

Similar words

爆炸物bào zhà wù: An object or device that can cause an explosion.
炸药zhà yào: A substance that releases energy quickly through a chemical reaction and explodes.
地雷dì léi: An explosive device placed on or under the ground that explodes when touched.
手榴弹shǒu liú dàn: A small explosive weapon designed to be thrown by hand.

Definition in Chinese

内装可燃或爆炸物，通过引爆或化学反应在短时间内释放大量能量，对人员或财物造成严重伤害或破坏的装置或物品。nèi zhuāng kě rán huò bào zhà wù tōng guò yǐn bào huò huà xué fǎn yìng zài duǎn shí jiān nèi shì fàng dà liàng néng liàng duì rén yuán huò cái wù zào chéng yán zhòng shāng hài huò pò huài de zhuāng zhì huò wù pǐn

Word origin

炸弹 (zhàdàn, "bomb") combines 炸 (zhà, "explode") and 弹 (dàn, "projectile"), evoking an object that bursts and sends force outward.

Usage tips

  • 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.

Related words

  • 炸弹袭击zhà dàn xí jībomb attacknoun
  • 炸弹案zhà dàn ànbomb casenoun
  • 炸弹客zhà dàn kèbombernoun

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