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爆竹
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爆竹
bàozhú
noun
HSK 7
#22,110
Measure Word
一个
爆竹
gè
Meanings
1
firecracker
Characters
爆
bào
to explode
竹
zhú
bamboo
Examples
拼音
EN
过年
的
时候
大家
放
爆竹
。
Guònián de shíhou dàjiā fàng bàozhú.
During Chinese New Year, everyone sets off firecrackers.
很多
城市
已经
禁止
放
爆竹
了
。
Hěn duō chéngshì yǐjīng jìnzhǐ fàng bàozhú le.
Many cities have already banned firecrackers.
Tips
history
Originally, bamboo (
竹
) was thrown into fire to make explosive sounds to scare away evil spirits. The tradition evolved into gunpowder firecrackers.
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爆
bào
竹
zhú
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爆竹声中一岁除
bàozhúshēngzhōngyísuìchú
amid firecracker sounds, another year passes / evokes the Lunar New Year / opening line of Wang Anshi's poem 'New Year's Day'
烟花爆竹
yānhuābàozhú
fireworks and firecrackers (the physical pyrotechnic devices)
爆炸
bàozhà
HSK 6
#1,205
to explode; to blow up / explosion; detonation
爆满
bàomǎn
HSK 7
#30,423
filled to capacity / packed / sold out
爆发
bàofā
HSK 6
#3,465
to break out; to erupt / to burst forth (emotion, conflict, disease)
爆
bào
HSK 6
#2,374
to explode; to burst / to quick-fry (cooking technique) / to surge; to go viral (internet slang)
爆米花
bàomǐhuā
#6,429
popcorn
胸有成竹
xiōngyǒuchéngzhú
HSK 7
#21,996
to have a well-thought-out plan / to have full confidence / to have a card up one's sleeve
爆破
bàopò
#8,493
to blast; to demolish with explosives / blasting; demolition; detonation
竹竿
zhúgān
HSK 7
#28,226
bamboo pole / bamboo rod
爆竹
bàozhú
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