Chinese

爆炸

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹/
to explode; to blow up
  • HSK 6
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese爆 “to burst; to explode; to crackle (from fire)”
    • meaningChinese火 “fire; flame (Classifier: 把 m; 團／团 m)”
    • soundChinese暴 “sudden (especially when unexpected; almost always of bad things or with a bad connotation)”
      • ideaChinese虎 “tiger (Classifier: 隻／只 mn)”
      • ideaChinese日 “Sun”
      • ideaChinese戈 “dagger-axe (an ancient Chinese weapon similar to a halberd)”
      • ideaChinese共 “common”
        • ideaChinese廾 “both hands”
        • ideaChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
  • characterChinese炸 “to explode; to burst”

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