劲爆

勁爆
jìngbào
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 awesome
  2. 2 explosive (in a thrilling sense)
  3. 3 stunning
  4. 4 electrifying

Examples

Jīnwǎn yǒu jìngbào de yǎnchū, qiānwàn bié cuòguò.
There's an electrifying show tonight, don't miss it.
Zhè tiáo xīnwén tài jìngbào le!
That piece of news is absolutely explosive!

Tips

register
Casual register. Standard reading is jìngbào - jìng is the adjectival 'strong/powerful' reading (as in qiángjìng, jìnglǚ); jìnbào is also very commonly heard. Heavily used in mainland marketing and clickbait headlines for music tracks, sports moments, and gossip - basically any content the writer wants to brand as 'fire.'
memory
(jìng) = strong/powerful + (bào) = to explode → 'powerful enough to burst.' Easy mnemonic for the 'explosively exciting' meaning.

Stroke Order

jìn
bào