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bào
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. to explode or burst
  2. 2. to quick fry or quick boil

Example Sentences

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當戰爭 發時, 他住在倫敦。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 767001)

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Words Containing 爆

光爆
guāng bào

explosion of light

核爆炸装置
hé bào zhà zhuāng zhì

nuclear explosion device

口爆
kǒu bào

(slang) to ejaculate inside sb's mouth

大型空爆炸弹
dà xíng kōng bào zhà dàn

Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB), a powerful American bomb

放爆竹
fàng bào zhú

to set off firecrackers

惊爆
jīng bào

unexpected

爆玉米花
bào yù mǐ huā

to make popcorn

爆声
bào shēng

explosion

弱爆
ruò bào

(slang) weak

爆肚
bào dǔ

deep fried tripe

核爆炸
hé bào zhà

nuclear explosion

爆音
bào yīn

sonic boom

爆破
bào pò

to blow up

音爆
yīn bào

sonic boom

简易爆炸装置
jiǎn yì bào zhà zhuāng zhì

improvised explosive device (IED)

爆裂
bào liè

to rupture

大爆炸
dà bào zhà

Big Bang (cosmology)

屌爆
diǎo bào

(slang) awesome

爆料
bào liào

to make explosive allegations

地面核爆炸
dì miàn hé bào zhà

surface nuclear explosion

爆米花
bào mǐ huā

puffed rice

爆炒
bào chǎo

to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame

火山爆发指数
huǒ shān bào fā zhǐ shù

volcanic explosivity index (VEI)

原爆
yuán bào

atom bomb

引爆点
yǐn bào diǎn

tipping point

爆胎
bào tāi

flat tire

完爆
wán bào

(neologism c. 2010) (coll.) to kick (one's opponent's) ass

爆鸣
bào míng

sound of an explosion

原子爆弹
yuán zǐ bào dàn

atom bomb

爆红
bào hóng

to be a big hit

爆出
bào chū

to burst out

劲爆
jìng bào

(coll.) awesome

内爆法原子弹
nèi bào fǎ yuán zǐ dàn

implosion atomic bomb

过早起爆
guò zǎo qǐ bào

preinitiation

爆发性
bào fā xìng

explosive power

爆光
bào guāng

photographic exposure

塑胶爆炸物
sù jiāo bào zhà wù

plastic explosive

起爆
qǐ bào

to explode

打爆
dǎ bào

to blow out

爆照
bào zhào

(Internet slang) to post a photo of oneself online

爆冷门
bào lěng mén

an upset (esp. in sports)

爆笑
bào xiào

to burst out laughing

爆吧
bào bā

spam flooding

被爆者
bèi bào zhě

survivor of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

爆头
bào tóu

headshot

宫爆肉丁
gōng bào ròu dīng

stir-fried diced pork

爆裂物
bào liè wù

explosives

火山爆发
huǒ shān bào fā

volcanic eruption

爆炸性
bào zhà xìng

explosive

爆表
bào biǎo

off the charts

自爆
zì bào

to explode

寒武纪大爆发
hán wǔ jì dà bào fā

the Cambrian explosion

引爆
yǐn bào

to ignite; to detonate

爆发
bào fā

to break out

原爆点
yuán bào diǎn

ground zero

易爆
yì bào

explosive

爆炸物
bào zhà wù

explosive (material)

一夜爆红
yī yè bào hóng

to become popular overnight

爆管
bào guǎn

cartridge igniter

寒武纪生命大爆发
hán wǔ jì shēng mìng dà bào fā

the Cambrian explosion

刷爆
shuā bào

to max out (a credit card)

寒武爆发
hán wǔ bào fā

the Cambrian explosion

爆破手
bào pò shǒu

dynamiter

爆弹
bào dàn

bomb

提前起爆
tí qián qǐ bào

\fizzle\ (atomic bomb misfire)

引爆装置
yǐn bào zhuāng zhì

detonator

爆燃
bào rán

to detonate

民爆
mín bào

civil explosives

核试爆
hé shì bào

a nuclear test

水下核爆炸
shuǐ xià hé bào zhà

nuclear underwater burst

踢爆
tī bào

to reveal

爆棚
bào péng

full to bursting

原子爆破弹药
yuán zǐ bào pò dàn yào

atomic demolition munition

爆花
bào huā

see 爆米花[bào mǐ huā]

爆菊花
bào jú huā

(slang) to stick sth up the anus

爆炸
bào zhà

explosion

燃爆
rán bào

to cause to explode

爆满
bào mǎn

filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc)

爆炸力
bào zhà lì

explosive force

爆仗
bào zhang

(coll.) firecracker

宫爆鸡丁
gōng bào jī dīng

gong bao chicken

自杀式爆炸
zì shā shì bào zhà

suicide bombing

内爆
nèi bào

to implode

爆震
bào zhèn

knocking (fault in internal combustion engine)

爆乳
bào rǔ

large breasts (slang)

火爆
huǒ bào

popular

试爆
shì bào

trial explosion

爆炸头
bào zhà tóu

afro (hairstyle)

爆竹
bào zhú

firecracker

烟花爆竹
yān huā bào zhú

fireworks (i.e. pyrotechnic devices, not the display they produce)

爆冷
bào lěng

an upset (esp. in sports)

爆舱
bào cāng

to run out of cargo space (on a ship or plane)

地下核爆炸
dì xià hé bào zhà

nuclear underground burst

爆雷
bào léi

(of a P2P lending platform) to collapse