Today’s word of the day is 暴 (bào) which means ‘sudden’. Let’s practice by making different words, phrases, and sentences with 暴 (bào).
暴力 (bào lì) Violence
The first word is 暴力 (bào lì) which means ‘violence’. Let’s look at each character of this word, 暴 means ‘sudden’ and 力 means ‘force’. A way of using it in a sentence is 电影往往渲染暴力。(Diànyǐng wǎngwǎng xuànrǎn bàolì.) Movies tend to glamorize violence.
风暴 (fēng bào) Storm
Another word we can create with 暴 (bào) is 风暴 (fēng bào). This means ‘storm’. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 风 means ‘wind’ and 暴 means ‘sudden’. A way of using it in a sentence is 风暴在夜里停止了。(Fēngbào zài yèlǐ tíngzhǐle.) The storm stopped during the night.
暴发(bào fā) Outbreak
Finally, we can create the word 暴发(bào fā) which means ‘outbreak’. A way of using it in a sentence is 战争随时可能爆发。(Zhànzhēng suíshí kěnéng bàofā.) There can be an outbreak of war at any time.