火爆

huǒbào

adjective #9,501

Meanings

1 extremely popular; red-hot; booming
2 fiery; explosive (temperament)
3 intense; action-packed

Characters

fire; popular (slang)

to explode; to burst

Fire + explode — blazingly hot, whether in popularity or temper.

Examples

这家餐厅的生意特别火爆。

Zhè jiā cāntīng de shēngyì tèbié huǒbào.

This restaurant's business is booming.

他的脾气很火爆。

Tā de píqi hěn huǒbào.

He has a fiery temper.

这部电影的场面非常火爆。

Zhè bù diànyǐng de chǎngmiàn fēicháng huǒbào.

The scenes in this movie are extremely intense.

Tips

usage

火爆 is very colloquial and vivid. When describing popularity, it's stronger than 热门 (rèmén) — it implies something is wildly, explosively popular. For temperament, it means someone is quick to anger.

Stroke Order

火 huǒ

爆 bào