火药火藥

huǒ yào

HSK level: HSK 3.0 · 7–9

Meaning

gunpowder

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Characters

火huǒfire, flame; to burn; anger, rage丷人药yàodrugs, medicine; the leaf of the Dahurian angelica plant艹约

Examples

一点火花让火药爆炸。

yī diǎn huǒ huā ràng huǒ yào bào zhà。

A spark caused the gunpowder to explode.

你们知道谁发明了火药吗？

nǐ men zhī dào shéi fā míng le huǒ yào ma？

Do you know who invented gunpowder?