| 1 | 爆发 | 爆發 | bào fā | bao4 fa1 | to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out | | |
| 2 | 爆炸 | 爆炸 | bào zhà | bao4 zha4 | explosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate | | |
| 3 | 爆 | 爆 | bào | bao4 | to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil | | |
| 4 | 爆炸头 | 爆炸頭 | bào zhà tóu | bao4 zha4 tou2 | afro (hairstyle) | | |
| 5 | 劲爆 | 勁爆 | jìng bào | jing4 bao4 | (coll.) awesome; stunning; electrifying; breathtaking; (originally Cantonese); also pr. [jin4 bao4] | | |
| 6 | 爆红 | 爆紅 | bào hóng | bao4 hong2 | to be a big hit; to be hugely popular | | |
| 7 | 爆米花 | 爆米花 | bào mǐ huā | bao4 mi3 hua1 | puffed rice; popcorn | | |
| 8 | 爆满 | 爆滿 | bào mǎn | bao4 man3 | filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc) | | |
| 9 | 爆裂物 | 爆裂物 | bào liè wù | bao4 lie4 wu4 | explosives | | |
| 10 | 爆料 | 爆料 | bào liào | bao4 liao4 | to make explosive allegations | | |
| 11 | 爆冷门儿 | 爆冷門兒 | bào lěng mén r | bao4 leng3 men2 r5 | erhua variant of 爆冷门 | | |
| 12 | 爆冷门 | 爆冷門 | bào lěng mén | bao4 leng3 men2 | an upset (esp. in sports); unexpected turn of events; to pull off a coup; a breakthrough | | |
| 13 | 爆冷 | 爆冷 | bào lěng | bao4 leng3 | an upset (esp. in sports); unexpected turn of events; to pull off a coup; a breakthrough | | |
| 14 | 爆菊花 | 爆菊花 | bào jú huā | bao4 ju2 hua1 | (slang) to stick sth up the anus; to have anal intercourse | | |
| 15 | 爆花 | 爆花 | bào huā | bao4 hua1 | see 爆米花 | | |
| 16 | 爆光 | 爆光 | bào guāng | bao4 guang1 | photographic exposure; public exposure | | |
| 17 | 爆管 | 爆管 | bào guǎn | bao4 guan3 | cartridge igniter; squib | | |
| 18 | 爆发性 | 爆發性 | bào fā xìng | bao4 fa1 xing4 | explosive power; explosive | | |
| 19 | 自杀式爆炸 | 自殺式爆炸 | zì shā shì bào zhà | zi4 sha1 shi4 bao4 zha4 | suicide bombing | | |
| 20 | 爆肚 | 爆肚 | bào dǔ | bao4 du3 | deep fried tripe | | |
| 21 | 爆弹 | 爆彈 | bào dàn | bao4 dan4 | bomb; explosion | | |
| 22 | 爆出 | 爆出 | bào chū | bao4 chu1 | to burst out; to appear unexpectedly; to break (media story) | | |
| 23 | 爆炒 | 爆炒 | bào chǎo | bao4 chao3 | to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame; to conduct a media blitz; to manipulate a stock market through large-scale buying and selling | | |
| 24 | 爆舱 | 爆艙 | bào cāng | bao4 cang1 | overbooked (plane, ship) | | |
| 25 | 爆表 | 爆表 | bào biǎo | bao4 biao3 | off the charts; extreme; beyond the normal range of measurement | | |