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爆

bào

to explode, to burst

Popcorn bursts out of a cooking pot
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Character

爆 bào

Strokes
19
Radical
火 — fire, flame
Made of
火 fire, flame 暴 violent, brutal, tyrannical
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 高压锅使用不当可能会爆,所以安全阀必须定期检查。 Gāoyāguō shǐyòng bùdàng kěnéng huì bào, suǒyǐ ānquánfá bìxū dìngqī jiǎnchá. A pressure cooker may explode if used improperly, so the safety valve must be checked regularly.
  • 气球吹得太大,一下子就爆了。 Qìqiú chuī de tài dà, yíxiàzi jiù bào le. The balloon was blown up too big and burst at once.
  • 锅里的玉米粒一颗接一颗地爆开了。 Guō lǐ de yùmǐlì yì kē jiē yì kē de bàokāi le. The corn kernels in the pot burst open one after another.

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