# 炮 (pào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 炮 (pào) means “cannon; firecracker”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: cannon; firecracker
- Pinyin: pào (pao4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6
- Measure word: 座
- Other readings: bāo — to sauté; to fry · páo — to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan

## Examples

- 博物馆里有一门古老的炮。
  Bówùguǎn lǐ yǒu yì mén gǔlǎo de pào.
  There is an old cannon in the museum.

https://hanziro.com/word/pao-cannon/

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