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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

炸弹爆炸了。
Zhàdàn bào zhà le.
The bomb exploded.
工厂发生了爆炸事故。
Gōngchǎng fāshēng le bào zhà shìgù.
An explosion accident occurred at the factory.
这个消息简直是信息爆炸。
Zhège xiāoxi jiǎnzhí shì xìnxī bào zhà.
This news is literally an information explosion.
爆炸声震耳欲聋。
Bào zhà shēng zhèn ěr yù lóng.
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