黄色炸药

黃色炸藥
huángsèzhàyào
noun #53,261

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 TNT (trinitrotoluene)
  2. 2 yellow high explosive

Examples

Zhè cì bàopò yòngle wǔshí gōngjīn huángsèzhàyào.
Fifty kilograms of TNT were used in this blast.
Kuàngqū yánjìn sīcáng huángsèzhàyào.
Private storage of TNT is strictly forbidden in the mining area.

Tips

usage
Pure TNT is pale yellow — hence the name. In technical contexts you'll also see the loanword (Tī'ēntī, transliteration of T-N-T). 黄色 here just refers to the color; do not confuse with 黄色 in the slang sense ('pornographic').

Stroke Order

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