爆炸 bàozhà explosion
explosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate
How to remember 爆炸: 爆 crackle + 炸 to explode = explosion.
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How it is used
- To explode/detonate; an explosion - 炸弹爆炸 (zhàdàn bàozhà) a bomb explodes, 信息爆炸 (xìnxī bàozhà) information explosion.
- Specifically a physical blast/detonation; also figurative for a sudden surge (人口爆炸 population explosion).
- Contrast 爆发 (bàofā, erupt/break out); 爆炸 is the blast/detonation itself.
Example sentences
- 大爆炸致死六人。 Dà bàozhà zhìsǐ liùrén.The huge explosion killed six people.
- 爆炸的原因是什么？ Bàozhà de yuányīn shì shénme?What was the cause of the explosion?
- 一点火花让火药爆炸。 Yìdiǎn huǒhuā ràng huǒyào bàozhà.A spark caused the gunpowder to explode.