炸药 (zhà yào) — explosive (material)
Definition
A substance that explodes — the raw material (like dynamite or gunpowder), not the ready-made device. Compare 炸弹, which is a finished bomb.
noun
explosive (material)
Measure word · 种
Examples
- 炸药。Jǐng fāng zài fèi xū xià miàn fā xiàn le dà liàng zhà yào.The police found a large amount of explosives under the ruins.
- 炸药，。Zhè zhǒng zhà yào de wēi lì fēi cháng dà, bì xū yán gé guǎn lǐ.This type of explosive is extremely powerful and must be strictly managed.
- 炸药。Gōng rén men zhèng zài yòng zhà yào bào pò yán shí.The workers are blasting rock with explosives.
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