bào fā
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  • 1

    v.(of volcanoes) erupt; burst out

    • huǒ shān tū rán bào fā

      火山突然爆发

      The volcano erupted suddenly.

    • zhè lǐ yǒu yī zuò suí shí huì bào fā de dà huǒ shān

      这里随时爆发火山

      There is a big volcano ready to erupt.

    • wèi yú rì běn de fù shì shān hěn duō nián méi yǒu bào fā guo le

      位于日本富士山没有爆发

      Mount Fuji in Japan hasn't erupted in years.

    • rì ěr bào fā

      日珥爆发

      eruptive prominence

  • 2

    v.violent social change; change greatly through external conflicts

    • zhàn zhēng bào fā

      战争爆发

      The war broke out.

    • shí yuè gé mìng bào fā mò sī kē chéng le shì jiè gé mìng de zhōng xīn

      十月革命爆发莫斯科世界革命中心

      As the October Revolution exploded, Moscow became the center of World Revolution.

    • zhōng guó bào fā le nèi zhàn

      中国爆发内战

      Civil war broke out in China.

  • 3

    v.(of force, emotion, event, etc.) erupt; break out

    • tā men bào fā gé mìng yùn dòng

      他们爆发革命运动

      They broke out in a revolutionary movement.

    • chéng li bào fā le sāo luàn

      爆发骚乱

      Disturbances erupted in the city.

    • rén qún zhōng bào fā chū zhǎng shēng

      人群爆发掌声

      Applause burst from the crowd.

    • jīng jì wēi jī de bào fā

      经济危机爆发

      the outbreak of the financial crisis

Word usage

  • Note
    "爆发" is different from "暴发". "暴发" indicates suddenness and is mostly used for floods and infectious diseases; "爆发" indicates the violent nature and is mostly used for volcanoes and major events.

Chinese words with pinyin bao fa