Chinese Word: 炸 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

炸Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 火

Ideographic:A sudden 乍 flame 火; 乍 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 火 [ huǒ ] fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
- 乍 [ zhà ] first time, for the first time, suddenly

Similar Characters: 忤怍作昨诈拃

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Pinyin: zhá

English Definition:to deep fry; Taiwan pr. [zha4]

Chinese Definition:
①把食物放在煮沸的油中弄熟：炸酱。炸糕。炸鱼。油炸。

Example Words:

油炸HSK 5	yóu zhá	to deep fry
炸丸子	zhá wán zi	croquettes; deep fried food balls
炸子鸡	zhá zǐ jī	crispy fried chicken
炸油饼	zhá yóu bǐng	deep-fried cake
炸糕	zhá gāo	fried glutinous rice dough cake

Pinyin: zhà

English Definition:to explode

Chinese Definition:
①突然破裂：爆炸。炸药。炸弹。炸响。
②用炸药或炸弹爆破：轰炸。
③发怒：他一听就炸了。

Example Words:

爆炸HSK 6	bào zhà	explosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate
炸弹	zhà dàn	bomb; Classifiers: 枚
轰炸	hōng zhà	to bomb; to bombard; Classifiers: 阵
炸药	zhà yào	explosive (material)
炸毁	zhà huǐ	to blow up; to destroy with explosives

1		zuó tiān 昨天 wǎn shang 晚上 wǒ 我 chī 吃 le 了 zhá jī 炸鸡。 I had fried chicken for dinner yesterday night.
2		bào zhà 爆炸 zào chéng le 造成了 jù dà 巨大 de 的 sǔn shī 损失。 The explosion caused immense damage.
3		zhì zào 制造 zhà dàn 炸弹 shì 是 fēi fǎ 非法 de 的 xíng wéi 行为。 Making bombs is an illegal activity.
4		bào zhà 爆炸 dǎo zhì 导致 dà liàng 大量 sǔn shī 损失 hé 和 shāng wáng 伤亡。 The explosion resulted in a significant loss of life and property.
5		wǒ men 我们 zhōu mò 周末 cháng cháng 常常 qù 去 kuài cān diàn 快餐店 chī 吃 zhá jī 炸鸡。 We often go to fast food restaurants to eat fried chicken on weekends.

1		zuó tiān 昨天 wǎn shang 晚上 wǒ 我 chī 吃 le 了 zhá jī 炸鸡。 I had fried chicken for dinner yesterday night.
2		bào zhà 爆炸 zào chéng le 造成了 jù dà 巨大 de 的 sǔn shī 损失。 The explosion caused immense damage.
3		zhì zào 制造 zhà dàn 炸弹 shì 是 fēi fǎ 非法 de 的 xíng wéi 行为。 Making bombs is an illegal activity.
4		bào zhà 爆炸 dǎo zhì 导致 dà liàng 大量 sǔn shī 损失 hé 和 shāng wáng 伤亡。 The explosion resulted in a significant loss of life and property.
5		wǒ men 我们 zhōu mò 周末 cháng cháng 常常 qù 去 kuài cān diàn 快餐店 chī 吃 zhá jī 炸鸡。 We often go to fast food restaurants to eat fried chicken on weekends.