Chinese word

爆炸

Pronunciation

Pinyinbào zhà

Meaning

  • verbexplode

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)

More examples

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.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • 炸弹爆炸zhà dàn bào zhà

    bomb explodes

  • 燃气爆炸rán qì bào zhà

    gas explodes

  • 火药爆炸huǒ yào bào zhà

    gunpowder explodes

Similar words

爆发bào fā: Burst out suddenly when a force or phenomenon has accumulated inside.
爆破bào pò: Explode something with explosives in order to break it down.
炸毁zhà huǐ: Destroy a structure or machine through an explosion so it becomes unusable.
炸裂zhà liè: Burst apart explosively and fling pieces in different directions.

Definition in Chinese

瞬间以很大力量裂开并放出能量或碎片的动作或现象。shùn jiān yǐ hěn dà lì liàng liè kāi bìng fàng chū néng liàng huò suì piàn de dòng zuò huò xiàn xiàng

Word origin

爆 (bào, "burst violently") + 炸 (zhà, "burst or explode") joins two forceful burst ideas, making the compound's sudden release of energy easy to remember.

Usage tips

  • 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 meanings

  • explosionnoun

Related words

  • 爆炸物bào zhà wùexplosivenoun
  • 爆炸性bào zhà xìngexplosivenessnoun
  • 爆炸力bào zhà lìexplosive forcenoun

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