炮轰

炮轟
pàohōng
verb #24,553

Meanings

  1. 1 to bombard
  2. 2 to shell
  3. 3 to blast with criticism
  4. 4 to attack verbally

Examples

Jìzhě zài fābùhuì shàng pàohōng le zhè wèi guānyuán.
The journalist bombarded the official with questions at the press conference.
Wǎngyǒu fēnfēn pàohōng zhè jiā gōngsī de bù dàodé xíngwéi.
Netizens blasted the company's unethical behavior from all sides.

Tips

usage
炮轰 originally means to shell with artillery, but is very commonly used figuratively to mean fierce verbal or written criticism, especially in media and online discourse.

Stroke Order

pào
hōng