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爆裂 (bào liè) — to burst; to crack open (from internal pressure or force)

Definition

爆裂 (bào liè) means bursting or cracking open from internal pressure, heat, or force. A vivid, formal verb often used for containers, pipes, shells, or fruits — more dramatic than 破 ('break').

verb
to burstto crack open (from internal pressure or force)

Examples

  • 爆裂。
    Shuǐ guǎn yīn dī wēn ér bào liè le.
    The water pipe burst due to the low temperature.
  • 爆裂。
    Qì qiú dǎ dào jiān ruì wù shí hěn róng yì bào liè.
    Balloons burst easily when they hit sharp objects.
  • ，爆裂。
    Zhǒng zi zài gān hàn de tǔ dì shàng zhǎo bú dào shuǐ fèn, wài ké bào liè le.
    The seed found no moisture in the dry soil, and its shell cracked open.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

爆bàoburst
裂liècrack

爆 means burst, 裂 means crack; together they describe bursting and cracking open.

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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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
衣衣yīclothes
Sound part声符shēngfú
列
列liè裂liè
Same sound today

裂 combines 衣 (clothes) with 列 for the sound. The picture of 列 shows bones cut by a blade and lined up, and the whole writes the idea of cutting and tearing clothes.

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