鞭炮
Old HSK 5
鞭炮 (biānpào) · firecrackers
鞭炮 (biānpào) means “firecrackers”. It is written with 2 characters: 鞭 (whip) + 炮 (cannon). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 鞭炮 is built
The characters
鞭 biān · whip
What 鞭 is made of
- 革gé — leather
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 便biàn — easy
- 亻rén — person
- 更gèng — more
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 曰yuē — to speak
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
炮 pào · cannon
What 炮 is made of
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 包bāo — wrap
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Example sentences
春节的时候，到处都有鞭炮声。Chūnjié de shíhou, dàochù dōu yǒu biānpào shēng.During Spring Festival, you can hear firecrackers everywhere.
城市里现在不让放鞭炮了。Chéngshì lǐ xiànzài bù ràng fàng biānpào le.Firecrackers are no longer allowed in the city.
Questions about 鞭炮
What does 鞭炮 mean?
鞭炮 (biānpào) means “firecrackers”.
How do you pronounce 鞭炮?
鞭炮 is pronounced biānpào.
Which HSK level is 鞭炮?
鞭炮 is in Old HSK 5.
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Learn 鞭炮 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 5: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.