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鞭炮 biānpào

鞭炮 biānpào Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 鞭炮 biānpào .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
biānpào | bian1 pao4
English translation
firecrackers
string of small firecrackers
CL: Méi [méi]

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Traditional form

鞭炮 biānpào

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 鞭炮 biānpào

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biān

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and 便 biàn represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

便 biàn

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

革便

Number of Strokes

18
bāo

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Huǒ represents the meaning and Bāo represents the sound. Simplified form of pào .

Phonetic compound

Bāo

Semantic compound

Huǒ

Positional decomposition

火包

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 鞭炮 biānpào

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于是 yúshì 火光 huǒ guāng liàng ,鞭炮 biānpào 突然 tūrán xiǎng 起来 qǐlai .

A thunderous burst of fireworks shattered the air.

鞭炮 biānpào 啪啦地 xiǎng .

The firecrackers were crackling and spluttering.

孩子 háizi men fàng le chuàn yòu 一串 de 鞭炮 biānpào ,欢庆 huān qìng 春节 Chūn jié .

The youngsters set off string after string of firecrackers to mark Spring Festival.

pēng ! pēng ! 已经 yǐjīng 开始 kāishǐ cuán Qián mǎi 鞭炮 biānpào le .

Bang! Bang! I'm already starting to save up my money to buy firecrackers.

鞭炮 biānpào Decomposition

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鞭炮 biānpào Compounds

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