炸药 zhàyào explosive
explosive; blasting agent; dynamite
How to remember 炸药: 炸 to explode + 药 medicine = explosive.
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How it is used
- 'Explosive, dynamite' - 埋炸药 (mái zhàyào) to plant explosives.
- The explosive material/charge itself, vs. 炸弹 (a bomb).
- 炸 read zhà; used in blasting, mining, demolition, and warfare.