zhà yào
explosive; dynamite
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炸药的威力很强。
zhàyào de wēilì hěn qiáng.
The power of explosives is very strong.
炸药在战争中被广泛使用。
zhàyào zài zhànzhēng zhōng bèi guǎngfàn shǐyòng.
Explosives are widely used in warfare.
炸药的生产和使用受到严格的控制。
zhàyào de shēngchǎn hé shǐyòng shòudào yángé de kòngzhì.
The production and use of explosives are strictly controlled.
火药 (huǒyào)
gunpowder
炸弹 (zhàdàn)
bomb
和平 (hé píng)
peace
安全 (ān quán)
safety
The Chinese word 炸药 (zhàyào) for "explosive" is a compound word consisting of two characters: 炸 (zhà) and 药 (yào). The character 炸 originally meant "to fry" or "to cook in hot oil," but it later took on the extended meaning of "to explode" or "to detonate." This is likely due to the fact that when something is fried in hot oil, it often makes a popping or exploding sound. The character 药 (yào) originally meant "medicine" or "drug," but it later came to be used more broadly to refer to any substance that can produce a specific effect. In the case of 炸药, the substance in question is an explosive material that can be used to produce a violent chemical reaction.
