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爆

bào

爆 (bào) means “to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

水管突然爆了。

Shuǐguǎn tūrán bào le.

The water pipe suddenly burst.

Words containing 爆

爆发bào fāto break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out爆炸bào zhàexplosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate烟花爆竹yān huā bào zhúfireworks (i.e. pyrotechnic devices, not the display they produce)

More HSK 6 vocabulary

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挨āiin order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to癌症ái zhèngcancer爱不释手ài bù shì shǒu(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible爱戴ài dàito love and respect; love and respect暧昧ài mèivague; ambiguous; equivocal安宁an níngsee 安寧區|安宁区[An1 ning2 Qu1]; see 安寧市|安宁市[An1 ning2 Shi4]安详ān xiángserene安置ān zhìto find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement按摩àn mómassage; to massage案件àn jiàncase; instance; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3]案例àn lìcase (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example暗示àn shìto hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion

Frequently asked questions

What does 爆 mean?
爆 (bào) means “to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil”. It is an HSK 6 word.
How is 爆 pronounced?
爆 is pronounced “bào” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 爆?
爆 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 爆?
Follow the stroke-order animation above; 爆 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18