HSK · Level 49
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Chinese word
炸药
Pronunciation
Pinyinzhà yào
Meaning
- nounexplosives
Example
工人正在搬运炸药。gōng rén zhèng zài bān yùn zhà yào
The workers are carrying explosives.
More examples
警方发现有人在地下室秘密制造炸药。jǐng fāng fā xiàn yǒu rén zài dì xià shì mì mì zhì zào zhà yào
The police discovered someone secretly making explosives in a basement.
Core concept
A chemical material that turns stored energy into a sudden blast strong enough to break nearby objects.
Common phrases
制造炸药zhì zào zhà yào
manufacture explosives
引爆炸药yǐn bào zhà yào
detonate explosives
运输炸药yùn shū zhà yào
transport explosives
Similar words
炸弹zhà dàn: A device fitted with an explosive charge and a detonator for causing an explosion.
爆炸物bào zhà wù: An explosive substance or product that can cause an explosion.
火药huǒ yào: A flammable powder or mixture used as a source for fire or explosions.
Definition in Chinese
在短时间内发生剧烈化学反应并释放大量能量，产生爆炸以破坏物体的化学物质或混合物。zài duǎn shí jiān nèi fā shēng jù liè huà xué fǎn yìng bìng shì fàng dà liàng néng liàng chǎn shēng bào zhà yǐ pò huài wù tǐ de huà xué wù zhì huò hùn hé wù
Word origin
炸药 (zhàyào, "explosives") is formed from 炸 (zhà, "explode") + 药 (yào, "medicine or chemical agent"), naming a chemical agent whose rapid reaction produces an explosion.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, this noun points to the material itself, not to a device or the act of causing an explosion, so the surrounding context determines which Chinese noun is appropriate.
Other meanings
- dynamitenoun
- blasting agentnoun
Related words
- 炸药包zhà yào bāoexplosive chargenoun
- 炸药装置zhà yào zhuāng zhìexplosive devicenoun