炮 (pào) — cannon; artillery; firecracker

Definition

Cannon / artillery piece (大炮) and firecracker (鞭炮). Not a cooking verb — 炒 is stir-fry, 煎 is pan-fry. 爆竹 is a more formal word for firecracker.

noun

cannonartilleryfirecracker

Measure word · 座

Easily confused

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Tā men yòng pào hōng jī dí rén de zhèn dì.
They bombarded the enemy's position with artillery.
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Guò nián de shí hou, hái zi men xǐ huan fàng pào.
During the New Year, children like to set off firecrackers.
炮。
Bó wù guǎn lǐ chén liè zhe yì mén gǔ pào.
An ancient cannon is displayed in the museum.

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