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炸药

HSK 6Word · NounTraditional炸藥

explosive substance; blasting agent

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

explosive; substance that detonates

neutral

A general term for chemical substances designed to release energy rapidly through explosion. Includes both high explosives (e.g., TNT, dynamite) and low explosives (e.g., gunpowder).

Gōng工
rén人
men们
yòng用
zhà炸
yào药
kāi开
shān山
xiū修
lù路
 。

The workers used explosives to blast through mountains to build the road.

Yùn运
shū输
zhà炸
yào药
xū需
yào要
tè特
shū殊
xǔ许
kě可
zhèng证
 。

Transporting explosives requires a special permit.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhà炸
yào药
de的
wēi威
lì力
hěn很
dà大
 。

This type of explosive is very powerful.

Hēi黑
sè色
huǒ火
yào药
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
sì四
dà大
fā发
míng明
zhī之
yī一
 。

Black powder is one of the Four Great Inventions of ancient China.