How to say “explode” in Chinese
explode; explosion
“Explode” in Chinese is 爆炸, bào zhà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
爆炸 is read bào zhà: 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.
On the left, 火 “fire”; on the right, 乍 zhà hints at the reading. Second reading: zhà, “to explode”.
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 “爆炸”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “explode” in Chinese?
“Explode” in Chinese is 爆炸, pinyin bàozhà.
What does 爆炸 mean?
爆炸 (bàozhà) means “explode; explosion”.
How do you write 爆炸?
爆炸 is 2 characters: 爆 (bào) — explode, burst; 炸 (zhá) — deep-fry. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 爆炸?
爆炸 is read bàozhà. Tones: bào — fourth tone, zhà — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“explode” in the lesson “Typhoon, drought, fire”
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