| 爆 | bào | to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil |
| 爆发 | bào fā | to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out |
| 爆炸 | bào zhà | explosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate |
| 爆破 | bào pò | to blow up; to demolish (using explosives); dynamite; blast |
| 爆裂 | bào liè | burst; crack |
| 爆竹 | bào zhú | firecracker |
| 起爆 | qǐ bào | to explode; to set off an explosion; to detonate |
| 核爆炸 | hé bào zhà | nuclear explosion |
| 光爆 | guāng bào | explosion of light |
| 内爆 | nèi bào | to implode |
| 内爆法原子弹 | nèi bào fǎ yuán zǐ dàn | implosion atomic bomb |
| 刷爆 | shuā bào | to max out (a credit card) |
| 原子爆弹 | yuán zǐ bào dàn | atom bomb |
| 原子爆破弹药 | yuán zǐ bào pò dàn yào | atomic demolition munition |
| 原爆 | yuán bào | atom bomb; contraction of 原子爆弹 |
| 原爆点 | yuán bào diǎn | ground zero |
| 地下核爆炸 | dì xià hé bào zhà | nuclear underground burst; underground nuclear explosion |
| 地面核爆炸 | dì miàn hé bào zhà | surface nuclear explosion |
| 塑胶爆炸 | sù jiāo bào zhà | plastic explosive |
| 大爆炸 | dà bào zhà | the big bang (in cosmology) |
| 宫爆肉丁 | gōng bào ròu dīng | stir-fried diced pork |
| 宫爆鸡丁 | gōng bào jī dīng | gong bao chicken; spicy diced chicken |
| 寒武爆发 | hán wǔ bào fā | the Cambrian explosion |
| 寒武纪大爆发 | Hán wǔ jì dà bào fā | the Cambrian explosion |
| 寒武纪生命大爆发 | Hán wǔ jì shēng mìng dà bào fā | the Cambrian explosion |
| 引爆 | yǐn bào | to cause to burn; to ignite; to detonate; a fuse |
| 引爆装置 | yǐn bào zhuāng zhì | detonator |
| 引爆点 | yǐn bào diǎn | tipping point |
| 提前起爆 | tí qián qǐ bào | "fizzle" (atomic bomb misfire); preinitiation |
| 放爆竹 | fàng bào zhú | to set off firecrackers |
核爆炸地球物理效
应 | hé bào zhà dì qiú wù lǐ xiào yìng | geophysical effects of nuclear explosion |
| 核爆炸效应 | hé bào zhà xiào yìng | nuclear explosion effect |
| 核爆炸烟云 | hé bào zhà yān yún | nuclear cloud |
| 核爆炸装置 | hé bào zhà zhuāng zhì | nuclear explosion device |
| 核试爆 | hé shì bào | a nuclear test |
| 水下核爆炸 | shuǐ xià hé bào zhà | nuclear underwater burst; underwater nuclear explosion |
| 火山爆发 | huǒ shān bào fā | volcanic eruption |
| 火山爆发指数 | huǒ shān bào fā zhǐ shù | volcanic explosivity index (VEI) |
| 火爆 | huǒ bào | a popular craze; explosive popularity |
| 燃爆 | rán bào | to cause to explode; to fire; to set off |
| 爆光 | bào guāng | photographic exposure; public exposure |
| 爆冷 | bào lěng | an upset (esp. in sports); unexpected turn of events; to pull off a coup; a breakthrough |
| 爆冷门 | bào lěng mén | an upset (esp. in sports); unexpected turn of events; to pull off a coup; a breakthrough |
| 爆冷门儿 | bào lěng ménr | erhua variant of 爆冷门, an upset (esp. in sports); unexpected turn of events; to pull off a coup; a breakthrough |
| 爆出 | bào chū | to burst out; to appear unexpectedly; to break (media story) |
| 爆弹 | bào dàn | bomb; explosion |
| 爆料 | bào liào | to expose (in the media); to talk about sth often overlooked or non-confirmable; to scoop (esp. Taiwan media) |
| 爆棚 | bào péng | full to bursting |
| 爆满 | bào mǎn | filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc) |
| 爆炸力 | bào zhà lì | explosive force; strength of an explosion |
