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爆炸 (bào zhà) — how to say "explosion" in Chinese
爆炸
Explosion, to explode
verb
Character composition
爆
to burst, to explode
炸
to explode, to blast
Radicals / Keys
火
Fire
#86 · huǒ · 4 strokes
Collocations
爆炸声
bào zhà shēng
sound of an explosion
发生爆炸
fā shēng bào zhà
an explosion occurred
爆炸现场
bào zhà xiàn chǎng
explosion site
Examples
昨天在工厂附近发生了一次大爆炸。
A big explosion happened near the factory yesterday.
炸弹爆炸了。
The bomb exploded.
Frequently asked questions
Explosion meaning in Chinese
"explosion" in Chinese is 爆炸 (bào zhà).
爆炸 meaning in English
爆炸 (bào zhà) means "Explosion, to explode".
How is 爆炸 pronounced?
It is pronounced bào zhà (written as bao zha, baozha). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Chinese character for explosion
It is written 爆炸: 爆 has 19 strokes, 炸 has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 爆炸?
爆炸 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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