Word information
Simplified炸药
Traditional炸藥
Pinyinzhàyào
Part of speech名
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
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How to learn 炸药
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药yào
leaf of the iris; variant of 藥|药[yao4]; medicine; drug; substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting); CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4]; to poison
药店yàodiànpharmacy; drugstore
药品yàopǐnmedicaments; medicine; drug
药物yàowùmedicaments; pharmaceuticals; medication; medicine; drug
炸zháto deep fry; (coll.) to blanch (a vegetable); Taiwan pr. [zha4]
中药zhōngyàotraditional Chinese medicine; CL:服[fu4]