炸弹

炸彈

zhàdàn

noun HSK 6 #1,260

Measure Word

一枚炸弹 méi

Meanings

1 bomb
2 bombshell (figurative)

Characters

to explode; to blow up

bullet; projectile; bomb

An explosive projectile — a bomb.

Examples

警察发现了一枚炸弹。

Jǐngchá fāxiànle yī méi zhà dàn.

The police found a bomb.

炸弹被成功拆除了。

Zhà dàn bèi chénggōng chāichúle.

The bomb was successfully defused.

这个消息像一颗炸弹。

Zhège xiāoxi xiàng yī kē zhà dàn.

This news was like a bombshell.

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