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Character · VerbTraditional炸

explode; bomb; blow up; flare up

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Meanings

4 senses · 9 examples
1.

verb

to explode; to burst; to blow up

Used for sudden violent rupture or combustion. Can be intransitive.

Qì气
qiú球
zhà炸
le了
 。

The balloon burst.

Guō锅
lú炉
bào爆
zhà炸
le了
 。

The boiler exploded.

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Zhà炸
yào药
bǎ把
yán岩
shí石
zhà炸
suì碎
le了
 。

The dynamite blasted the rocks into pieces.

2.

verb

to bomb; to blast with explosives

Transitive usage referring to deliberate destruction using explosives.

Dí敌
rén人
zhà炸
huǐ毁
le了
qiáo桥
liáng梁
 。

The enemy bombed and destroyed the bridge.

Zhàn战
shì士
men们
zhà炸
diào掉
le了
diāo碉
bǎo堡
 。

The soldiers blew up the bunker.

3.

verb

to flare up; to explode in anger

informal

Colloquial usage describing sudden loss of temper.

Yī一
tīng听
zhè这
huà话
 ，
tā他
jiù就
zhà炸
le了
 。

As soon as he heard this, he exploded in anger.

Lǎo老
bǎn板
zhà炸
le了
 ，
pī批
píng评
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
rén人
 。

The boss blew up and criticized everyone.

4.

verb

(of birds, animals, or people) to flee in panic; to scatter

Often used in specific compounds like 炸窝 or 炸营.

Mǎ马
qún群
zhà炸
le了
 ，
xiàng向
sì四
miàn面
bā八
fāng方
pǎo跑
qù去
 。

The horse herd stampeded, running in all directions.

Niǎo鸟
wō窝
zhà炸
le了
 ，
xiǎo小
niǎo鸟
dōu都
fēi飞
zǒu走
le了
 。

The nest was startled, and the little birds all flew away.