火药

huǒ yào · huo yao

Traditional 火藥

Meaning

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  1. gunpowder

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)们(men)知(zhī)道(dào)谁(shéi)发(fā)明(míng)了(le)火(huǒ)药(yào)吗(ma)?

Do you know who invented gunpowder?

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

一(yì)点(diǎn)火(huǒ)花(huā)让(ràng)火(huǒ)药(yào)爆(bào)炸(zhà)。

A spark caused the gunpowder to explode.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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