# 爆竹 (bàozhú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 爆竹 (bàozhú) means “firecracker”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: firecracker
- Pinyin: bàozhú (bao4 zhu2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 过年时家家户户都放爆竹。
  Guònián shí jiājiāhùhù dōu fàng bàozhú.
  Every household sets off firecrackers at New Year.

## Characters

- [爆](https://hanziro.com/word/bao-explode/) (bào): to explode; to burst
- 竹 (zhú): bamboo; Kangxi radical 118

https://hanziro.com/word/bao-zhu-firecracker/

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