爆炸物 (bào zhà wù) — explosive (object or substance) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

explosive (object or substance)

Measure word · 个

Examples

爆炸物。
Zhè xiē bào zhà wù bì xū tuǒ shàn bǎo guǎn.
These explosives must be properly stored.
爆炸物。
Jǐng fāng zài fèi qì de cāng kù lǐ fā xiàn le dà liàng bào zhà wù.
The police found a large amount of explosives in the abandoned warehouse.
爆炸物。
Chāi chú bào zhà wù xū yào fēi cháng zhuān yè de jì shù.
Dismantling explosives requires very professional skills.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

爆炸explode

爆bàoburst炸zhàexplode

联合Coordinate

爆炸 means explode, and 物 means thing or substance, giving a thing that explodes.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

火暴爆

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

暴

暴bào爆bào

Same sound today

爆 combines 火 (fire) with 暴, which supplies the sound and also originally meant violence.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

牛勿物

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勿

勿wù物wù

Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

Appears in

Military & Defense Safety & Danger

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