zhàléi

炸雷

Word · Noun

thunderclap; loud thunder

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

thunderclap; loud crash of thunder

dialect

Primarily used in northern Chinese dialects to describe a sudden, loud clap of thunder. Often carries a connotation of intensity and suddenness.

Gāng刚
cái才
nà那
shēng声
zhà炸
léi雷
bǎ把
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
xià吓
le了
yī一
tiào跳
 。

That thunderclap just now gave everyone a fright.

Xià夏
tiān天
de的
wǔ午
hòu后
cháng常
cháng常
néng能
tīng听
dào到
yuǎn远
chù处
de的
zhà炸
léi雷
shēng声
 。

On summer afternoons, you can often hear the sound of distant thunderclaps.

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Yī一
shēng声
zhà炸
léi雷
huà划
pò破
le了
níng宁
jìng静
de的
yè夜
kōng空
 。

A loud thunderclap split the quiet night sky.