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爆米花

bào mǐ huā · bao mi hua

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Meaning

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  1. puffed rice
  2. popcorn
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Half gone before the movie

  1. Dengdeng

    电影(diànyǐng)马上(mǎshàng)开始(kāishǐ)了(le)，我(wǒ)去(qù)买(mǎi)爆米花(bàomǐhuā)。

    The movie starts soon. I'll go buy popcorn.

  2. Liangliang

    要(yào)大(dà)桶(tǒng)的(de)，我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)吃(chī)。

    Get a large tub, and we'll eat it together.

  3. Dengdeng

    买好了(mǎihǎole)！你(nǐ)看(kàn)，爆米花(bàomǐhuā)还是(háishi)热(rè)的(de)。

    Got it! Look, the popcorn is still hot.

  4. Liangliang

    太(tài)香(xiāng)了(le)！我(wǒ)先(xiān)吃(chī)一口(yīkǒu)。

    It smells so good! I'll have a bite first.

  5. Dengdeng

    爆米花(bàomǐhuā)已经(yǐjīng)少了(shǎole)一半(yībàn)，电影(diànyǐng)还(hái)没(méi)开始(kāishǐ)呢(ne)！

    The popcorn is already half gone, and the movie hasn't even started!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

爆(bào)米(mǐ)花(huā)是(shì)我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)的(de)零(líng)食(shí)。

Popcorn is my favorite snack.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

将(jiāng)融(róng)化(huà)了(le)的(de)奶(nǎi)油(yóu)倒(dào)入(rù)爆(bào)米(mǐ)花(huā)中(zhōng)。

Pour melted butter over the popcorn.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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