爆炸

bào zhà

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

Definitions

1. explosion
2. to explode
3. to blow up
4. to detonate

Word relationships

Related words

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• 引爆 yǐn bào 引爆 yǐn bào to ignite; to detonate 引起爆炸: to ignite; to detonate
• 火药 huǒ yào 火药 huǒ yào gunpowder 爆炸物: gunpowder
• 轰 hōng 轰 hōng explosion 爆炸声: explosion

Synonyms

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• 爆裂 bào liè 爆裂 bào liè to rupture 物体突然破裂: to rupture

Usage notes

Collocations

爆炸常与“发生”搭配，如“发生爆炸”，也可直接作谓语，如“煤气罐爆炸了”。

Common mistakes

注意“爆炸”本身已有“炸”的意思，不要说“爆炸炸了”。

Example Sentences

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实验室里突然发生了 爆炸 。

An explosion suddenly occurred in the laboratory.

爆炸 ！

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13112547)

炸彈 爆炸 了。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10531106)

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Words Containing 爆炸

• 地下核爆炸 地下核爆炸 dì xià hé bào zhà: nuclear underground burst
• 地面核爆炸 地面核爆炸 dì miàn hé bào zhà: surface nuclear explosion
• 塑胶爆炸物 塑胶爆炸物 sù jiāo bào zhà wù: plastic explosive
• 大型空爆炸弹 大型空爆炸弹 dà xíng kōng bào zhà dàn: Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB), a powerful American bomb
• 大爆炸 大爆炸 dà bào zhà: Big Bang (cosmology)
• 核爆炸 核爆炸 hé bào zhà: nuclear explosion
• 核爆炸装置 核爆炸装置 hé bào zhà zhuāng zhì: nuclear explosion device
• 水下核爆炸 水下核爆炸 shuǐ xià hé bào zhà: nuclear underwater burst
• 爆炸力 爆炸力 bào zhà lì: explosive force
• 爆炸性 爆炸性 bào zhà xìng: explosive
• 爆炸物 爆炸物 bào zhà wù: explosive (material)
• 爆炸头 爆炸头 bào zhà tóu: afro (hairstyle)
• 简易爆炸装置 简易爆炸装置 jiǎn yì bào zhà zhuāng zhì: improvised explosive device (IED)
• 自杀式爆炸 自杀式爆炸 zì shā shì bào zhà: suicide bombing

Child Words of 爆炸

• 炸 炸 zhá: to deep fry
• 炸 炸 zhà: to burst
• 爆 爆 bào: to explode or burst