Chinese word dictionary

炸弹

zhàdàn · bomb; CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1]

Practice word

Word information

Simplified炸弹

Traditional炸彈

Pinyinzhàdàn

Part of speech名

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

炸zhà

to explode; to fry in oil; to scald

弹dàn

bullet, pellet, shell; elastic, springy

How to learn 炸弹

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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弹tán

to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap; to shoot (e.g. with a catapult); (of cotton) to fluff or tease; to flick; to flip; to accuse; to impeach; elastic (of materials)

炸zhá

to deep fry; (coll.) to blanch (a vegetable); Taiwan pr. [zha4]

爆炸bàozhà

explosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate

弹性tánxìng

flexibility; elasticity

导弹dǎodàn

(guided) missile; CL:枚[mei2]

动弹dòngtan

to budge