劲爆

勁爆
jìngbào
adjective

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 3
Zhè tiáo xīnwén tài jìngbào le!
That piece of news is absolutely explosive!
HSK 4
Jīnwǎn yǒu jìngbào de yǎnchū, qiānwàn bié cuòguò.
There's an electrifying show tonight, don't miss it.

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