Meaning
cannon; gun; firecracker; gun; cannon
Chinese: 炮、火炮;也指爆竹。读 pào。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “pao” becomes a different word in each tone. 炮 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 鞭炮biān pàofirecrackers; string of small firecrackers
- 马后炮mǎ hòu pào(Chinese chess) moving the cannon after moving the horse away; (fig.) a useless action or comment; sth done after it's too late
- 大炮dà pàobig gun; cannon; artillery; one who talks big
- 开炮kāi pàoto open fire
- 三炮sān pào(Northeastern dialect) simple-minded person
Example Sentence
过年的时候，人们喜欢放鞭炮。Guò nián de shí hou, rén men xǐ huan fàng biān pào.During the New Year, people like to set off firecrackers.
过年Guò niánto celebrate the Chinese N的deof时候shí houtime，人们rén menpeople喜欢xǐ huanto like放鞭炮fàng biān pàoto set off firecrackers。