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爆发 (bào fā) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

爆发 (bào fā) is a Chinese word: to break out; to erupt; to explode. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 爆发

动 dòng verb

to break out; to erupt; to explode

战争突然爆发了。

zhàn zhēng tū rán bào fā le

War suddenly broke out.

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Word breakdown

爆 bào — explode; burst (conveys sudden, violent force)

发 fā — emit; issue forth (indicates outward manifestation)

Structure & writing
1 爆 bào — to burst or explode suddenly

爆 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 火 huǒ — light and flame from burning; fig. urgent
火 is a component in 45 characters
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Stroke order

2 发 fā — to send out; to dispatch (opposite of 收)
Xpinyin
发 is a component in 3 characters

发 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order