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勃

bó

HSK 6 Character

What 勃 means

1. flourishing
2. prosperous
3. suddenly
4. abruptly

Example sentences

• 鲍勃很高兴。
  Bob was very happy.
• 鲍勃也会开车。
  Bob can drive a car, too.
• 鲍勃是对的吗？
  Is Bob right?
• 鲍勃看到他了。
  Bob saw him again.
• 鲍勃很晚回家。
  Bob came home very late.
• 他们叫我鲍勃。
  They call me Bob.

Words starting with 勃

• 勃然大怒bó rán dà nù(idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red
• 勃勃bó bóthriving; vigorous; exuberant
• 勃发bó fāto sprout up; to flourish; (of war etc) to break out; rapid growth
• 勃固Bó gùPegu city in south Myanmar (Burma)
• 勃海Bó hǎiHan dynasty province around the Bohai sea; renamed 渤海 after the Han
• 勃然bó ránsuddenly; abruptly; agitatedly
• 勃兴bó xīngto rise suddenly; to grow vigorously
• 勃起bó qǐerection; to have an erection
• 勃利县Bó lì XiànBoli, a county in Qitaihe City 七台河市
• 勃固河Bó gù HéPegu River of south central Myanmar (Burma)
• 勃朗宁Bó lǎng níngBrowning, US firearm brand
• 勃朗峰Bó lǎng FēngMont Blanc (between Italy and France)
• 勃固山脉Bó gù shān màiPegu Yoma (mountain range) of south central Myanmar (Burma), separating Irrawaddy and…
• 勃然变色bó rán biàn sèto suddenly change color showing displeasure, bewilderment etc
• 勃兰登堡Bó lán dēng bǎoBrandenburg
• 勃起功能障碍bó qǐ gōng néng zhàng àierectile dysfunction (ED)
• 勃列日涅夫Bó liè rì niè fūLeonid Brezhnev (1906-1982), Soviet statesman, General Secretary of the Communist Party…
• 勃艮第Bó gèn dìBurgundy (Bourgogne), a medieval kingdom and later a powerful duchy, now a region of…
• 勃拉姆斯Bó lā mǔ sīBrahms (name); Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), German romantic composer
• 勃利Bó lìsee 勃利县

Words containing 勃

• 兴致勃勃xìng zhì bó bóto become exhilarated (idiom); in high spirits; full of zest
• 朝气蓬勃zhāo qì péng bófull of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous; energetic; a bright spark
• 蓬勃péng bóvigorous; flourishing; full of vitality
• 克格勃Kè gé bóKGB (Soviet secret police); member of the KGB
• 生机勃勃shēng jī bó bó(idiom) vibrant; full of vitality
• 雄心勃勃xióng xīn bó bóaggressive and grand (idiom); ambitious; pushy
• 生气勃勃shēng qì bó bó(idiom) vibrant; full of vitality
• 周勃Zhōu BóZhou Bo (?-169 BC), military man and politician at the Qin-Han transition, a founding…
• 早勃zǎo bómorning erection
• 王勃Wáng BóWang Bo (650-676), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四杰
• 晨勃chén bómorning erection
• 马勃菌mǎ bó jùnpuffball (mushroom in the division Basidiomycota)
• 海勃湾区Hǎi bó wān QūHaibowan, a district of Wuhai City 乌海市
• 生气蓬勃shēng qì péng bóvibrant; full of vitality
• 彭勃Péng BóPeng Bo
• 妇姑勃溪fù gū bó xīdispute among womenfolk (idiom); family squabbles
• 牛溲马勃niú sōu mǎ bócow's piss, horse's ulcer (idiom); worthless nonsense; insignificant
• 鲍勃·马利Bào bó · Mǎ lìBob Marley (1945-1981), Jamaican reggae musician and activist
• 夏洛特·勃良特Xià luò tè · Bó liáng tèCharlotte Brontë (1816-1855), English novelist, eldest of three Brontë sisters, author of…
• 鲍勃·伍德沃德Bào bó · Wǔ dé wò déBob Woodward (Washington Post journalist)
• 哈勃Hā bóHubble (name); Edwin Hubble (1889-1953), US astronomer
• 海勃湾Hǎi bó wānsee 海勃湾区

Characters built on 孛

These share the phonetic component 孛 (bèi), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 脖bóneck
• 饽bōcake; biscuit
• 桲bóflail
• 鹁bówoodpidgeon
• 哱bōused in 呼哱哱

Characters that look like 勃

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 制zhìsystem; to control; to regulate
• 射shèto shoot; to launch; to allude to
• 勋xūn(bound form) meritorious accomplishment
• 栅zhàfence; also pr. shān
• 勉miǎnto exhort; to make an effort
• 劾héto impeach

Sounds the same

Read bó, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 博(bound form) abundant; plentiful; extensive; wide; to win; to gain; to play; to gamble
• 膊shoulder; upper arm
• 薄meager; slight; weak
• 脖neck
• 伯father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle
• 驳variegated; heterogeneous; to refute
• 舶ship
• 搏to fight; to combat; to seize
• 泊to moor (a boat); to park (a vehicle); (literary) calm; quiet; peaceful
• 帛silk
• 卜used in 萝卜
• 铂platinum (chemistry)