HSK · Level 60
105 words
Chinese word
轰炸
Pronunciation
Pinyinhōng zhà
Meaning
- verbbomb
Example
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.
More examples
平民住宅区遭到持续轰炸，很多人被迫离开家园。píng mín zhù zhái qū zāo dào chí xù hōng zhà hěn duō rén bèi pò lí kāi jiā yuán
The civilian residential area came under sustained bombing, forcing many people to leave their homes.
Core concept
A forceful barrage that overwhelms a target through repeated explosions or an intense stream of attacks.
Common phrases
遭到轰炸zāo dào hōng zhà
come under bombing
向敌军阵地轰炸xiàng dí jūn zhèn dì hōng zhà
bomb enemy positions
进行轰炸jìn xíng hōng zhà
carry out bombing
Similar words
空袭kōng xí: Launch an air attack on a city or area with aircraft or missiles.
炸毁zhà huǐ: Destroy a building or facility by causing an explosion that stops it from being used.
轰击hōng jī: Deliver repeated bombing or artillery attacks against a target to damage or destroy it.
攻击gōng jī: Use physical force or weapons to attack a person or target and cause harm.
Definition in Chinese
用爆炸手段对某一地区或目标进行毁灭性攻击，也可引申为用大量强烈手段连续打击。yòng bào zhà shǒu duàn duì mǒu yí dì qū huò mù biāo jìn xíng huǐ miè xìng gōng jī yě kě yǐn shēn wèi yòng dà liàng qiáng liè shǒu duàn lián xù dǎ jī
Word origin
轰 (hōng, "roar") + 炸 (zhà, "explode") evokes the loud, repeated explosions of a destructive attack.
Usage tips
- In conversation, 轰炸 (hōngzhà, "bombard") can describe a flood of messages or questions, so the surrounding context shows whether the sense is literal or figurative.
Other meanings
- bombingnoun
- aerial bombingnoun
Opposites
- 停火tíng huǒcease fireverb
- 撤军chè jūnwithdraw troopsverb
Related words
- 轰炸机hōng zhà jībombernoun