燃爆

ránbào

verb

Meanings

1 to ignite and explode; to set off (an explosion)
2 (internet slang) to be wildly hyped; to set the crowd on fire

Characters

to burn; ignite

Examples

工人不慎燃爆了煤气罐。

Gōngrén bùshèn ránbào le méiqì guàn.

The worker accidentally set off a gas cylinder explosion.

这首新歌一出就燃爆全场！

Zhè shǒu xīn gē yī chū jiù ránbào quánchǎng!

The moment this new song dropped, it set the whole place on fire!

Tips

register

Two distinct uses. The literal sense ('ignite + explode') is technical or news register. The figurative sense ('hype something up') is post-2015 internet slang - common in concert reviews, sports clips and short-video captions, often as 燃爆全场 'lit up the whole crowd'.

Stroke Order

燃 rán

爆 bào