炮
artillery; firecracker; blasting
Meanings
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artillery; large-caliber gun
Also called 火炮 (huǒ pào) in formal contexts, includes many specialized types like mortars and anti-aircraft guns.
The military deployed a large number of artillery pieces along the border.
Anti-aircraft guns can shoot down enemy aircraft flying at high altitudes.
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A mortar is a lightweight field artillery piece.
Ancient cannons were weapons that launched stones using mechanical force.
Naval warships are equipped with multiple large-caliber shipboard cannons.
noun
firecracker; firework
Commonly used during festivals like Chinese New Year to celebrate.
During the Spring Festival, every family will set off firecrackers.
The night sky of Lantern Festival is filled with fireworks and firecrackers.
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Children love lighting small firecrackers during the New Year.
For environmental protection, many cities ban the setting off of firecrackers.
Weddings sometimes use ceremonial cannons to celebrate.
noun
blasting for construction
technicalUsed in engineering and mining contexts to refer to explosive blasting operations.
Workers used blasting to blow up the mountain to build the highway.
Safety protection is required before blasting operations.
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Mines often use blasting to extract ore.
This blasting used 300 kilograms of explosives.
The blasting engineer is checking the position of the blast holes.