爆发 (bào fā) — (of events, emotions, sounds, etc.) to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
Definition
Used for events, emotions, or conflicts that suddenly break out (eruptions, wars, laughter, anger). Unlike 爆炸 (physical explosion of an object), 爆发 often describes intangible or large-scale sudden outbreaks.
verb
(of events, emotions, sounds, etc.) to break outto eruptto explodeto burst out
Examples
- 爆发。Nà zuò huǒ shān yǐ jīng liǎng bǎi nián méi yǒu bào fā le.That volcano hasn't erupted in two hundred years.
- ，爆发。Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā tū rán bào fā chū yí zhèn dà xiào.Upon hearing this news, he suddenly burst out laughing.
- 爆发，。Jīng jì wēi jī bào fā hòu, hěn duō rén shī qù le gōng zuò.After the economic crisis broke out, many people lost their jobs.
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