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爆

bào · bao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. to explode or burst
  2. to quick fry or quick boil
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  1. Dengdeng

    小心(xiǎoxīn)，气球(qìqiú)要(yào)爆(bào)了(le)！

    Careful, the balloon is about to burst!

  2. Liangliang

    没事(méishì)，不会(bùhuì)爆(bào)的(de)。

    It's fine, it won't burst.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)吹得(chuīde)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)，真(zhēn)会(huì)爆(bào)。

    You blew it too big. It really will burst.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)再(zài)吹(chuī)一点点(yīdiǎndiǎn)就(jiù)好(hǎo)。

    I'll blow just a tiny bit more and that's enough.

  5. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，就(jiù)一点点(yīdiǎndiǎn)。

    OK, just a tiny bit.

  6. Liangliang

    砰(pēng)！哇(wa)，真(zhēn)爆(bào)了(le)！

    Bang! Wow, it really burst!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)的(de)轮(lún)胎(tāi)爆(bào)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)。

One of your tires is flat.

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

02

气(qì)球(qiú)突(tū)然(rán)爆(bào)了(le)，把(bǎ)孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)吓(xià)了(le)一(yí)跳(tiào)。

The balloon suddenly burst, giving the children a fright.

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