Meaning
to crack; to explode or burst
Chinese: 爆裂、爆炸，也表示突然出现。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “bao” becomes a different word in each tone. 爆 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 爆炸bào zhàexplosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate
- 爆发bào fāto break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
- 爆竹bào zhúfirecracker
- 爆满bào mǎnfilled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc)
- 爆冷门bào lěng ménan upset (esp. in sports); unexpected turn of events; to pull off a coup; a breakthrough
Example Sentence
过年时，远处不时传来鞭炮爆响的声音。Guò nián shí, yuǎn chù bù shí chuán lái biān pào bào xiǎng de shēng yīn.During New Year, the sound of firecrackers bursting comes from afar now and then.
过年Guò niánto celebrate the Chinese N时shío'clock，远处yuǎn chùdistant place不时bù shífrom time to time传来chuán lái(of a sound) to come throu鞭炮biān pàofirecrackers爆bàoto explode响xiǎngecho的deof声音shēng yīnvoice。