Definition
炸药 (zhàyào) refers to the material or substance that explodes, like gunpowder or TNT. 炸弹 (zhàdàn) is the device or container that holds the explosive material — a bomb. Think of 炸药 as the stuff inside a 炸弹.
noun
explosive (material)
Examples
- 炸药。Jǐngfāng zài fèixū xiàmiàn fāxiàn le dàliàng zhà yào.The police found a large amount of explosives under the ruins.
- 炸药，。Zhè zhǒng zhà yào de wēilì fēicháng dà, bìxū yángé guǎnlǐ.This type of explosive is extremely powerful and must be strictly managed.
- 炸药。Gōngrénmen zhèngzài yòng zhà yào bàopò yánshí.The workers are blasting rock with explosives.
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