燃爆

ránbào
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to ignite and explode; to set off (an explosion)
  2. 2 (internet slang) to be wildly hyped; to set the crowd on fire

Examples

Gōngrén bùshèn ránbào le méiqì guàn.
The worker accidentally set off a gas cylinder explosion.
Zhè shǒu xīn gē yī chū jiù ránbào quán chǎng!
The moment this new song dropped, it set the whole place on fire!

Tips

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Two distinct uses. The literal sense ('ignite + explode') is technical/news. The figurative sense ('hype something up') is post-2015 internet slang — common in concert reviews, sports clips and short-video captions, often as 燃爆全场 'lit up the whole crowd'.

Stroke Order

rán
bào