轰炸
hōngzhà
to bomb; to bombard
Characters in this word
炸 zhà
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 火 — fire, flame
- Made of
- 火 fire, flame 乍 first time, for the first time, suddenly
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 战争期间，港口遭到连续轰炸，民用设施损毁严重。 Zhànzhēng qījiān, gǎngkǒu zāodào liánxù hōngzhà, mínyòng shèshī sǔnhuǐ yánzhòng. During the war, the port suffered continuous bombing and civilian facilities were badly damaged.
- 博物馆里展出了城市当年被轰炸的老照片。 Bówùguǎn lǐ zhǎnchū le chéngshì dāngnián bèi hōngzhà de lǎo zhàopiàn. The museum displays old photos of the city being bombed back then.
- 这部纪录片讲的是旧机场遭到轰炸后重建的过程。 Zhè bù jìlùpiàn jiǎng de shì jiù jīchǎng zāodào hōngzhà hòu chóngjiàn de guòchéng. This documentary is about the rebuilding of an old airport after it was bombed.
Related words
- 轰 hōng to boom; to rumble; to roar
- 轰动 hōngdòng to cause a sensation; sensational
- 爆炸 bàozhà to explode
- 炸 zhà to explode, to blast
- 炸弹 zhàdàn bomb
- 炸药 zhàyào explosive; dynamite
- 导弹 dǎodàn missile
- 反击 fǎnjī to counterattack; to strike back
- 核武器 héwǔqì nuclear weapon
- 攻势 gōngshì offensive; campaign
- 封锁 fēngsuǒ to blockade; to seal off; to block
- 攻 gōng to attack; to tackle; to study intensively