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爆炸

bàozhà
verb HSK 6 #1,205

Meanings

  1. 1 to explode; to blow up
  2. 2 explosion; detonation

Characters

爆
bào
to explode; to burst
炸
zhà
to explode; to bomb
Two explosion characters together - a literal detonation.

Examples

HSK 3
这个消息简直是信息爆炸。
Zhège xiāoxi jiǎnzhí shì xìnxī bàozhà.
This news is literally an information explosion.
HSK 6
炸弹爆炸了。
Zhàdàn bàozhà le.
The bomb exploded.
HSK 7-9
爆炸声震耳欲聋。
Bàozhàshēng zhèn'ěr-yùlóng.
The explosion was deafening.

Tips

usage
信息爆炸 (information explosion) and 人口爆炸 (population explosion) are common figurative uses, just like in English.

Stroke Order

爆 bào
炸 zhà