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爆出 (bào chū) — to break out (of news, scandal, secret); to burst out (of something hidden or contained)

Definition

Refers to something hidden (a scandal, secret, or contained substance) suddenly breaking or bursting into the open. Often used for newsworthy events rather than simple leaks.

verb
to break out (of news, scandal, secret)to burst out (of something hidden or contained)

Examples

  • 爆出。
    Zuì jìn bào chū le yì tiáo jīng rén de xīn wén.
    A shocking piece of news broke out recently.
  • 爆出。
    Guǎn dào tū rán bào chū dà liàng rè shuǐ.
    A large amount of hot water suddenly burst out of the pipe.
  • 爆出，。
    Zhè ge chǒu wén bào chū hòu, gōng sī gǔ jià dà diē.
    After this scandal broke out, the company's stock price plummeted.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

爆bàoburst
出chūout

Something 爆 (bursts) and 出 (comes out).

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
火火huǒ
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.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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