爆炸性

bàozhàxìng

adjective #16,230

Meanings

1 explosive
2 bombshell (figurative)
3 sensational

Characters

to explode; to burst

to explode; to blow up

nature; -ness (suffix)

Examples

HSK 2

这是一条爆炸性的新闻。

Zhè shì yī tiáo bàozhàxìng de xīnwén.

This is a bombshell piece of news.

HSK 3

他的发言具有爆炸性的影响。

Tā de fāyán jùyǒu bàozhàxìng de yǐngxiǎng.

His speech had an explosive impact.

Tips

usage

Often used figuratively for shocking or sensational information. 爆炸性新闻 (bàozhàxìng xīnwén) = bombshell news. The suffix 性 turns the verb 爆炸 into an adjective.

Stroke Order

爆 bào

炸 zhà

性 xìng