暴
Readings and meanings
- sudden CC-CEDICT
- violent CC-CEDICT
- cruel CC-CEDICT
- to show or expose CC-CEDICT
- to injure CC-CEDICT
- surname Bao CC-CEDICT
Words that use “暴” as bào
暴力bào lìviolenceWordHSK 6暴雨bào yǔvery heavy rain that falls fast and hardWordHSK 6暴露bào lùto show something that was hidden or not known beforeWordHSK 6风暴fēng bàostorm: very bad weather with strong wind and often rainWordHSK 6暴风雨bào fēng yǔa storm with strong wind and heavy rainWordHSK 6暴利bào lìa very large profit, made too quickly or unfairlyWordHSK 7–9暴躁bào zàohaving a bad temper and getting angry very easilyWordHSK 7–9火暴huǒ bàowith a quick temperWordHSK 7–9
pù
pu4Reading 2Rare readingUnreviewedThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is bào.
- to expose, to show openly (as in 暴露)
Words that use “暴” as pù
一暴十寒yī pù shí hánone day's sun, ten days' frostVariant of 一曝十寒WordUnreviewed
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Practice writing 暴
Draw “暴” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
外面风很大，雨也很暴。
wài miàn fēng hěn dà yǔ yě hěn bào
Outside, the wind is strong and the rain is very heavy.
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他的脾气很暴，常生气。
tā de pí qi hěn bào cháng shēng qì
He has a bad temper and often gets angry.
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这个问题暴露了。
zhè ge wèn tí bào lù le
This problem has come out into the open.
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