轰炸 meaning in English

hōngzhà

to bomb; to bombard

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 轟炸17 strokes

Meaning of 轰炸

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

hōngzhà
  1. to bomb; to bombard

Measure word: 波,輪|轮

轰炸 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

伦lún敦dūn被bèi轰hōng炸zhà过guò许xǔ多duō次cì。
London was bombed several times.
「人rén道dào主zhǔ义yì轰hōng炸zhà」一yī词cí是shì自zì相xiāng矛máo盾dùn的de。
The phrase "humanitarian bombing" is an oxymoron.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

轰 hōng · explosion · 8 strokes

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炸 zhà · to burst · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 轰炸.

爆炸bàozhàexplosion; to explode
炸弹zhàdànbomb
炸药zhàyàoexplosive; blasting agent; dynamite
轰动hōngdòngto cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place)
炸掉zhàdiàoto bomb
轰炸机hōngzhàjībomber (aircraft)
炸毁zhàhuǐto blow up; to destroy with explosives
炸死zhàsǐto kill with an explosion
油炸yóuzháto deep fry
炸鸡zhájīfried chicken
爆炸性bàozhàxìngexplosive; fig. shocking
爆炸物bàozhàwùexplosive (material)

Questions about 轰炸

What does 轰炸 mean?

轰炸 (hōngzhà) means "to bomb; to bombard" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 轰炸?

轰炸 is made of 2 characters: 轰 (8 strokes), 炸 (9 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 轰炸 an HSK word?

Yes. 轰炸 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 轰炸 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 轰炸 is written 轟炸.