爆炸

Character by character

• 爆bào19 strokesHSK 6crackle, pop, burst, explode
• 炸zhà9 strokesHSK 5to fry in oil; to scald; to explode

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 爆炸的原因是什么？

  Bào zhà de yuán yīn shì shén me

  What was the cause of the explosion?

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• 化学工厂一着火就爆炸了。

  Huà xué gōng chǎng yī zháo huǒ jiù bào zhà le

  Immediately after it caught fire, the chemical factory blew up.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 爆炸. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 爆bàoHSK 6

  to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil

• 炸zhàHSK 6

  to burst; to explode; to blow up; (fig.) to fly into a rage

• 炸弹zhà dànHSK 6

  bomb

• 爆发bào fāHSK 6

  to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out

• 炸药zhà yàoHSK 6

  explosive (material)

• 轰炸hōng zhàHSK 7

  to bomb; to bombard

• 油炸yóu zhá

  to deep fry

• 爆竹bào zhúHSK 7

  firecracker

• 爆满bào mǎnHSK 7

  filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc)

• 爆冷门bào lěng ménHSK 7

  an upset (esp. in sports); unexpected turn of events; to pull off a coup; a breakthrough