鞭炮 biānpào firecrackers
firecrackers; string of small firecrackers
How to remember 鞭炮: 鞭 whip + 炮 cannon = firecrackers.
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How it is used
- Firecrackers - strings of small explosives set off at festivals - 放鞭炮 (fàng biānpào) to set off firecrackers.
- Central to Spring Festival and weddings (辞旧迎新); measure word 挂 for a string, 枚 for one.
- Distinct from 烟花 (yānhuā, fireworks that burst in the sky) - 鞭炮 are the loud crackling strings on the ground.