爆竹 bàozhú firecracker
How to remember 爆竹: 爆 crackle + 竹 bamboo = firecracker.
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How it is used
- Firecracker - the string of loud paper crackers - 放爆竹 (fàng bàozhú) to set off firecrackers.
- Tied to Spring Festival tradition (driving off bad luck with noise); overlaps with 鞭炮 (biānpào), which stresses the strung-together strings.
- Distinct from 烟花 (yānhuā, ornamental fireworks) - 爆竹 is about the bang, not the display.