How to say “break out” in Chinese
break out, erupt
“Break out” in Chinese is 爆发, bào fā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
爆发 is read bào fā: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 火 “fire”; on the right, 暴 bào “violent” gives both meaning and reading.
Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “爆发”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 爆发. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 战争爆发后，他们离开了家乡。zhànzhēngbàofāhòu,tāmenlíkāilejiāxiāngWhen the war broke out, they left their hometown.
- 这场战争是什么时候爆发的？zhèchǎngzhànzhēngshìshénmeshíhoubàofādeWhen did this war break out?
More words from the lesson “How a war begins”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “break out” in Chinese?
“Break out” in Chinese is 爆发, pinyin bàofā.
What does 爆发 mean?
爆发 (bàofā) means “break out, erupt”.
How do you write 爆发?
爆发 is 2 characters: 爆 (bào) — explode, burst; 发 (fā) — send, emit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 爆发?
爆发 is read bàofā. Tones: bào — fourth tone, fā — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“break out” in the lesson “How a war begins”
This word is from the topic “Peace, war and diplomacy” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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