Usage of the character 爆

to explode or burst
to quick fry or quick boil

kǒubào

口爆

[口爆]

(slang) to ejaculate inside sb's mouth

bàochū

爆出

[爆出]

to burst out
to appear unexpectedly
to break (media story)

dǎbào

打爆

[打爆]

to blow out
to blow off
(computer games) to zap
(phone) to ring off the hook
to be jammed
to max out (credit card etc)

tībào

踢爆

[踢爆]

to reveal
to expose

bàotāi

爆胎

[爆胎]

flat tire
burst tire
blowout

bàocū

爆粗

[爆粗]

to say offensive words; to swear

bàozhang

爆仗

[爆仗]

(coll.) firecracker

bàozhà

爆炸

[爆炸]

explosion
to explode
to blow up
to detonate

ránbào

燃爆

[燃爆]

to cause to explode
to fire
to set off

wánbào

完爆

[完爆]

(neologism c. 2010) (coll.) to kick (one's opponent's) ass

bàolěng

爆冷

[爆冷]

an upset (esp. in sports)
unexpected turn of events
to pull off a coup
a breakthrough

bàoxiào

爆笑

[爆笑]

to burst out laughing
hilarious
burst of laughter

bàobā

爆吧

[爆吧]

spam flooding

bàobiǎo

爆表

[爆表]

off the charts
extreme
beyond the normal range of measurement

bàozhào

爆照

[爆照]

(Internet slang) to post a photo of oneself online

bàohóng

爆红

[爆紅]

to be a big hit
to be hugely popular

bàoshēng

爆声

[爆聲]

explosion
bang
sonic boom
engine knock

bàocāng

爆舱

[爆艙]

to run out of cargo space (on a ship or plane)

bàorǔ

爆乳

[爆乳]

large breasts (slang)

bàoguāng

爆光

[爆光]

photographic exposure
public exposure

bàopéng

爆棚

[爆棚]

full to bursting

bàoyīn

爆音

[爆音]

sonic boom

bàomíng

爆鸣

[爆鳴]

sound of an explosion

guāngbào

光爆

[光爆]

explosion of light

ruòbào

弱爆

[弱爆]

(slang) weak
pathetic
subpar
sucks

yuánbào

原爆

[原爆]

atom bomb
contraction of 原子爆彈／原子爆弹 (yuánzǐbàodàn)

bàozhú

爆竹

[爆竹]

firecracker

bàoguǎn

爆管

[爆管]

cartridge igniter
squib

yìbào

易爆

[易爆]

explosive

zìbào

自爆

[自爆]

to explode
spontaneous detonation
self-detonation
suicide bombing
to disclose private matters about oneself

bàoliào

爆料

[爆料]

to make explosive allegations

shìbào

试爆

[試爆]

trial explosion
nuclear test

bàozhèn

爆震

[爆震]

knocking (fault in internal combustion engine)

bàomǎn

爆满

[爆滿]

filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc)

bàochǎo

爆炒

[爆炒]

to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame
to conduct a media blitz
to manipulate a stock market through large-scale buying and selling

bàotóu

爆头

[爆頭]

(neologism) (slang) (often used in video gaming) to shoot sb in the head
headshot

bàokuǎn

爆款

[爆款]

(retail) hot item

qǐbào

起爆

[起爆]

to explode
to set off an explosion
to detonate

nèibào

内爆

[內爆]

to implode

huǒbào

火爆

[火爆]

fiery (temper)
popular
flourishing
prosperous
lively

bàodòu

爆痘

[爆痘]

to break out with acne

mínbào

民爆

[民爆]

civil explosives

bàofā

爆发

[爆發]

to break out
to erupt
to explode
to burst out

bàorán

爆燃

[爆燃]

to deflagrate

bàojī

爆击

[爆擊]

variant of 暴擊／暴击 (bàojī)

jìngbào

劲爆

[勁爆]

(coll.) awesome
stunning
electrifying
breathtaking
(originally Cantonese)
also pr. (jìnbào)

bàodàn

爆弹

[爆彈]

bomb
explosion

bàodǔ

爆肚

[爆肚]

deep fried tripe

diǎobào

屌爆

[屌爆]

(slang) awesome

shuābào

刷爆

[刷爆]

to max out (a credit card)

yīnbào

音爆

[音爆]

sonic boom

jīngbào

惊爆

[驚爆]

unexpected
staggering (news etc)

bàohuā

爆花

[爆花]

see 爆米花 (bàomǐhuā)

bàoléi

爆雷

[爆雷]

(of a P2P lending platform) to collapse
(Tw) (slang) to reveal plot details
spoiler

bàoliè

爆裂

[爆裂]

to rupture
to burst
to explode

bàopò

爆破

[爆破]

to blow up
to demolish (using explosives)
dynamite
blast

yǐnbào

引爆

[引爆]

to ignite; to detonate

héshìbào

核试爆

[核試爆]

a nuclear test

bàozhàxìng

爆炸性

[爆炸性]

explosive
fig. shocking

bàojúhuā

爆菊花

[爆菊花]

(slang) to stick sth up the anus
to have anal intercourse

bàolěngmén

爆冷门

[爆冷門]

an upset (esp. in sports)
unexpected turn of events
to pull off a coup
a breakthrough

fàngbàozhú

放爆竹

[放爆竹]

to set off firecrackers

bàozhàwù

爆炸物

[爆炸物]

explosive (material)

bàolièwù

爆裂物

[爆裂物]

explosives

Dàbàozhà

大爆炸

[大爆炸]

Big Bang (cosmology)

hébàozhà

核爆炸

[核爆炸]

nuclear explosion

bàomǐhuā

爆米花

[爆米花]

puffed rice
popcorn

bèibàozhě

被爆者

[被爆者]

survivor of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

bàojīnbì

爆金币

[爆金幣]

(gaming) (of a monster etc) to drop gold coins when defeated
(fig.) (slang) to give or spend money

yǐnbàodiǎn

引爆点

[引爆點]

tipping point

yuánbàodiǎn

原爆点

[原爆點]

ground zero

bàofāxìng

爆发性

[爆發性]

explosive power
explosive

shǎbàoyǎn

傻爆眼

[傻爆眼]

(slang) stunned; flabbergasted (emphatic form of 傻眼 (shǎyǎn))

bàozhàlì

爆炸力

[爆炸力]

explosive force
strength of an explosion

bàopòshǒu

爆破手

[爆破手]

dynamiter

bàodǔr

爆肚儿

[爆肚兒]

erhua variant of 爆肚 (bàodǔ)

bàozhàtóu

爆炸头

[爆炸頭]

afro (hairstyle)

huǒshānbàofā

火山爆发

[火山爆發]

volcanic eruption

hánwǔbàofā

寒武爆发

[寒武爆發]

the Cambrian explosion

yānhuābàozhú

烟花爆竹

[煙花爆竹]

fireworks (i.e. pyrotechnic devices, not the display they produce)

bàolěngménr

爆冷门儿

[爆冷門兒]

erhua variant of 爆冷門／爆冷门 (bàolěngmén)

gōngbàoròudīng

宫爆肉丁

[宮爆肉丁]

stir-fried diced pork

yuánzǐbàodàn

原子爆弹

[原子爆彈]

atom bomb

yīyèbàohóng

一夜爆红

[一夜爆紅]

to become popular overnight

yǐnbàozhuāngzhì

引爆装置

[引爆裝置]

detonator

bàoyùmǐhuā

爆玉米花

[爆玉米花]

to make popcorn
popcorn

guòzǎoqǐbào

过早起爆

[過早起爆]

preinitiation

gōngbàojīdīng

宫爆鸡丁

[宮爆雞丁]

gong bao chicken
spicy diced chicken

tíqiánqǐbào

提前起爆

[提前起爆]

"fizzle" (atomic bomb misfire)
preinitiation

hébàozhàzhuāngzhì

核爆炸装置

[核爆炸裝置]

nuclear explosion device

dìmiànhébàozhà

地面核爆炸

[地面核爆炸]

surface nuclear explosion

dìxiàhébàozhà

地下核爆炸

[地下核爆炸]

nuclear underground burst
underground nuclear explosion

zìshāshìbàozhà

自杀式爆炸

[自殺式爆炸]

suicide bombing

shuǐxiàhébàozhà

水下核爆炸

[水下核爆炸]

nuclear underwater burst
underwater nuclear explosion

sùjiāobàozhàwù

塑胶爆炸物

[塑膠爆炸物]

plastic explosive

Hánwǔjìdàbàofā

寒武纪大爆发

[寒武紀大爆發]

the Cambrian explosion

huǒshānbàofāzhǐshù

火山爆发指数

[火山爆發指數]

volcanic explosivity index (VEI)

yuánzǐbàopòdànyào

原子爆破弹药

[原子爆破彈藥]

atomic demolition munition

dàxíngkōngbàozhàdàn

大型空爆炸弹

[大型空爆炸彈]

Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB), a powerful American bomb

nèibàofǎyuánzǐdàn

内爆法原子弹

[內爆法原子彈]

implosion atomic bomb

jiǎnyìbàozhàzhuāngzhì

简易爆炸装置

[簡易爆炸裝置]

improvised explosive device (IED)

Hánwǔjìshēngmìngdàbàofā

寒武纪生命大爆发

[寒武紀生命大爆發]

the Cambrian explosion