爆炸性 (bào zhà xìng) — explosive nature; explosiveness; (figurative) s… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A noun meaning 'explosive nature', used both literally (a substance's tendency to explode) and figuratively to describe shocking news or very rapid growth. Often appears as an attributive before a noun like 新闻 or 增长.

noun

explosive natureexplosiveness(figurative) shocking naturesensationalism

Examples

爆炸性，。
Zhè zhǒng qì tǐ de bào zhà xìng fēi cháng qiáng, xū yào xiǎo xīn chǔ cún.
This gas is highly explosive; it needs to be stored carefully.
爆炸性。
Zhè tiáo bào zhà xìng xīn wén zhèn jīng le quán shì jiè.
This explosive news shocked the whole world.
，爆炸性。
Jìn nián lái, gāi háng yè jīng lì le bào zhà xìng zēng zhǎng.
In recent years, the industry has experienced explosive growth.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

爆炸explosion

爆bàoexplode炸zhàexplode

联合Coordinate

"爆炸" (explosion) and "性" (nature) denote explosive or shocking quality.

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.

忄生性

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

生

生shēng性xìng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.

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