Hanzi
Traditional
轟
Simplified
轰

explosion/bang/boom/rumble/to attack/to shoo away/to expel

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

hōng

Bopomofo

ㄏㄨㄥ

Jyutping

gwang1

Example sentences

轟 / 轰 hōng
他被轟出了家門。
他被轰出了家门。

He was driven out of the house.

轟動 / 轰动 hōngdòng
這則新聞轟動了全球。
这则新闻轰动了全球。

This news caused a sensation globally.

一經 / 一经 yījīng
這個消息一經傳出，立刻引起了轟動。
这个消息一经传出，立刻引起了轰动。

As soon as this news was released, it immediately caused a sensation.

轟炸 / 轰炸 hōngzhà
敵機轟炸了這座城市。
敌机轰炸了这座城市。

Enemy planes bombed the city.

Example Vocabulary

轟

hong1

to drive away; to shoo; to boom

轟動

hong1'dong4

to cause a sensation; to create a stir

轟炸

hong1'zha4

to bomb; to bombard

轟轟烈烈

hong1'hong1'lie4'lie4

炮轟

pao4'hong1

轟炸機

hong1'zha4'ji1

轟然

hong1'ran2

轟轟

hong1'hong1

轟隆

hong1'long2

狂轟濫炸

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