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暴躁

bào zào

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

暴躁 (bào zào) means "irascible; irritable; violent". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 暴躁 means

1. irascible; irritable

The characters in 暴躁

• 暴bàosudden; violent; cruel
• 躁zàoimpatient; hot-tempered

Example sentences

• 他早上总是有点脾气暴躁。
  Tā zǎoshang zǒngshì yǒudiǎn píqi bàozào.
  He is always a little irritable in the morning.
• 汤姆是个脾气暴躁的老人。
  Tāngmǔ shì ge píqi bàozào de lǎorén.
  Tom is a grumpy old man.

Sounds the same

Read bào zào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 暴燥variant of 暴躁

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