爆炸

bàozhà
verb HSK 6 #1,205

Meanings

  1. 1 to explode; to blow up
  2. 2 explosion; detonation

Characters

Two explosion characters together - a literal detonation.

Examples

HSK 3
Zhège xiāoxi jiǎnzhí shì xìnxī bàozhà.
This news is literally an information explosion.
HSK 6
Zhàdàn bàozhà le.
The bomb exploded.
HSK 7-9
Bàozhàshēng zhèn'ěr-yùlóng.
The explosion was deafening.

Tips

usage
信息爆炸 (information explosion) and 人口爆炸 (population explosion) are common figurative uses, just like in English.

Stroke Order

bào
zhà