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自杀式炸弹

zì shā shì zhà dàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
a suicide bomb
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3c567713f8297330. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

自殺式炸彈 自杀式炸弹 [zi4 sha1 shi4 zha4 dan4] /a suicide bomb/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 自殺式炸彈

  • 自
    zì

    (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course

  • 杀
    shā

    to kill / to slay / to murder / to attack / to weaken / to reduce / (dialect) to smart / (used after a verb) extremely

  • 式
    shì

    type / form / pattern / style

  • 炸
    zhá

    to deep fry / (coll.) to blanch (a vegetable) / Taiwan pr. [zhà]

    zhà

    to burst / to explode / to blow up / to bomb / (coll.) to fly into a rage / (coll.) to scamper off / to scatter

  • 弹
    dàn

    crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball

    tán

    to pluck (a string) / to play (a string instrument) / to spring or leap / to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) / (of cotton) to fluff or tease / to flick / to flip / to accuse / to impeach / elastic (of materials)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.