喷发

噴發

pēnfā

verb #18,602

Meanings

1 to erupt
2 eruption

Characters

to spray; to spew

to emit; to send out

Examples

火山突然喷发了。

Huǒshān tūrán pēnfā le.

The volcano suddenly erupted.

上一次喷发是在两百年前。

Shàng yī cì pēnfā shì zài liǎngbǎi niánqián.

The last eruption was two hundred years ago.

Tips

memory

喷 (to spray/spew) + 发 (to emit/send out) — spraying outward forcefully, like a volcanic eruption.

Stroke Order

喷 pēn

发 fā