炸弹 (zhàdàn): bomb

Measure Word

一枚炸弹 méi

Meanings

1 bomb
2 bombshell (figurative)

Characters

炸

zhà

to explode; to blow up

弹

dàn

bullet; projectile; bomb

An explosive projectile - a bomb.

Examples

HSK 5

炸弹被成功拆除了。

Zhàdàn bèi chénggōng chāichú le.

The bomb was successfully defused.

HSK 5

这个消息像一颗炸弹。

Zhège xiāoxi xiàng yī kē zhàdàn.

This news was like a bombshell.

HSK 7-9

警察发现了一枚炸弹。

Jǐngchá fāxiàn le yī méi zhàdàn.

The police found a bomb.

Tips

usage

Types of bombs: 原子弹 (yuánzǐdàn, atomic bomb), 氢弹 (qīngdàn, hydrogen bomb), 定时炸弹 (dìngshí zhàdàn, time bomb - also used figuratively for a ticking problem).

Stroke Order

炸 zhà

弹 dàn

Related Words

炸 zhà HSK 6 #1,619

to burst; to explode / to blow up; to bomb / to fly into a rage / to scamper off; to scatter in panic

炸药 zhàyào HSK 6 #4,396

explosive; dynamite

爆炸 bàozhà HSK 6 #1,205

to explode; to blow up / explosion; detonation

定时炸弹 dìngshí zhàdàn #16,319

time bomb

原子弹 yuánzǐdàn #7,952

atomic bomb; atom bomb; nuclear bomb

弹 dàn #1,388

bullet; pellet; shot / bomb; shell / ball (small projectile)

核弹 hédàn #4,281

nuclear bomb / nuclear warhead

炸掉 zhàdiào #6,639

to blow up / to destroy by bombing

子弹 zǐdàn HSK 5 #1,173

bullet; cartridge

中弹 zhòngdàn #6,364

to be hit by a bullet / to be shot