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Hanzi

炮 / 炮

Traditional
炮
Simplified
炮

variant of 炮[pao4]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

pào, bāo, páo

Bopomofo

ㄆㄠˋ, ㄅㄠ, ㄆㄠˊ

Jyutping

paau3

Example sentences

鞭炮 biānpào
春節期間，到處都可以聽到鞭炮聲。
春节期间，到处都可以听到鞭炮声。

During the Spring Festival, the sound of firecrackers can be heard everywhere.

大炮 dàpào
博物館裡展示了一門古老的大炮。
博物馆里展示了一门古老的大炮。

An old cannon was on display in the museum.

炮 pào
這門炮的射程很遠。
这门炮的射程很远。

This cannon has a very long range.

Example Vocabulary

鞭炮

bian1'pao4

firecracker

大炮

da4'pao4

cannon; large gun

炮

pao4

cannon; artillery

炮制

炮灰

pao4'hui1

鞭炮聲

低音炮

加農炮

jia1'nong2'pao4

打炮

da3'pao4

排炮

pai2'pao4

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