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炮: pao (cannon) vs bao (to prepare herbs)

炮: pao (cannon) vs bao (to prepare herbs)

Readings 读音

  • pao cannon; to fry
  • bao to prepare herbs 炮制 · 如法炮制

How it works 讲解

炮 reads pao in words like — "cannon"; 炮 reads bao in words like 炮制, 如法炮制 — "to prepare herbs". The surrounding word tells you which reading to use — learn the trigger words, not the character alone.

Examples 例句

  1. 爱迪生Àidíshēng发明fāmíng了le电灯diàndēng炮pào。

    Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.

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