How to say “blow up” in Chinese
blow up, explode
“Blow up” in Chinese is 炸, zhà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
炸 is read zhà. 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, 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 “炸”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 炸. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 妈妈在厨房炸鱼。māmazàichúfángzháyúMom is frying fish in the kitchen.
- 那座桥被敌人炸了。nàzuòqiáobèidírénzhàleThat bridge was blown up by the enemy.
- 那座桥被敌人炸2了nàzuòqiáobèidírénzhàleThat bridge was blown up by the enemy.
- 敌人炸2了城外的桥dírénzhàlechéngwàideqiáoThe enemy blew up the bridge outside the city.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Weapons and equipment”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “blow up” in Chinese?
“Blow up” in Chinese is 炸, pinyin zhà.
What does 炸 mean?
炸 (zhà) means “blow up, explode”.
How do you write 炸?
炸 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 炸?
炸 is read zhà. Tones: zhà — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“blow up” in the lesson “Weapons and equipment”
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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