劲爆

勁爆
jìnbào
adjective

Meanings

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

Examples

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

Tips

register
Casual, originally Cantonese (CC-CEDICT notes the alt reading [jìnbào]). 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
(jìn) = power/vigor + (bào) = to explode → 'powered up till it bursts.' Easy mnemonic for the 'explosively exciting' meaning.

Stroke Order

jìn
bào