Definition
爆发 (bàofā) is used for sudden, intense events like volcanoes erupting, war breaking out, or emotions bursting out — it implies a violent or forceful onset. It's less general than 发生 (fāshēng 'to happen, occur'), which is neutral, and broader in scope than 爆炸 (bàozhà), which is specifically for physical explosions (bombs, objects).
verb
(of events, emotions, sounds, etc.) to break outto eruptto explodeto burst out
Examples
- 爆发。Nà zuò huǒshān yǐjīng liǎng bǎi nián méiyǒu bào fā le.That volcano hasn't erupted in two hundred years.
- ，爆发。Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, tā tūrán bào fā chū yí zhèn dà xiào.Upon hearing this news, he suddenly burst out laughing.
- 爆发，。Jīngjì wēijī bào fā hòu, hěnduō rén shīqù le gōngzuò.After the economic crisis broke out, many people lost their jobs.
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