爆米花
bào mǐ huā
Pinyin

Definition

爆米花
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bào mǐ huā
  1. puffed rice
  2. popcorn

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

桃花
táo huā
  1. 1 peach blossom
  2. 2 (fig.) love affair
桃花运
táo huā yùn
  1. 1 luck with the ladies
  2. 2 a romance
  3. 3 good luck
烟花
yān huā
  1. 1 fireworks
  2. 2 prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
爆
bào
  1. 1 to explode or burst
  2. 2 to quick fry or quick boil
爆发
bào fā
  1. 1 to break out
  2. 2 to erupt
  3. 3 to explode
  4. 4 to burst out

Idioms (20)

不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
  1. 1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
  1. 1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
  2. 2 plagiarism
偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
  1. 1 lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
  3. 3 to go for wool and come back shorn
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 the girl is already taken (idiom)
天花乱坠
tiān huā luàn zhuì
  1. 1 lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extravagant embellishments
  3. 3 hype

Sample Sentences

太期待了！老样子，我会准备爆米花跟小点心，时间到自动出现在你家客厅。
tài qīdài le ！lǎoyàngzi ，wǒ huì zhǔnbèi bàomǐhuā gēn xiǎo diǎnxīn ，shíjiān dào zìdòng chūxiàn zài nǐ jiā kètīng 。
I'm really looking forward to it! The same as always, I'll prepare popcorn and snacks, and when the time comes I'll let myself in to your sitting room.
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没问题。帮您搭配双人套餐，两杯可乐、一份爆米花，这样有折扣，好吗？
méiwèntí 。bāng nín dāpèi shuāngrén tàocān ，liǎng bēi kělè 、yī fèn bàomǐhuā ，zhèyàng yǒu zhékòu ，hǎo ma ？
No problem. I'll also get you a two person combo meal; two cokes, one popcorn. Doing it this way means you get a discount, is that ok?
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一份爆米花、一杯可乐就好了。
yī fèn bàomǐhuā 、yī bēi kělè jiùhǎole 。
One popcorn and one coke will be enough.
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爆米花、可乐、三明治。我走了。
bàomǐhuā 、kělè 、sānmíngzhì 。wǒ zǒu le 。
Popcorn, cola, sandwich. I'm going.
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我要，我要。我要爆米花。
wǒ yào ，wǒ yào 。wǒ yào bàomǐhuā 。
I do. I do. I want popcorn.
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你吃不吃爆米花？
nǐ chī bù chī bàomǐhuā ？
Do you want some popcorn?
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好的，来一杯青岛生啤和一杯威士忌加冰块儿。还有一份爆米花。
hǎo de ，lái yī bēi Qīngdǎo shēngpí hé yī bēi wēishìjì jiā bīngkuàir 。háiyǒu yī fèn bàomǐhuā 。
All right, I’d like a Tsingdao and a whiskey on the rocks. I’d also like some popcorn.
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先生，您的酒和爆米花。
xiānsheng ，nín de jiǔ hé bàomǐhuā 。
Sir, your drinks and popcorn.
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好。来，吃一点爆米花。
hǎo 。lái ，chī yīdiǎn bàomǐhuā 。
OK. Here, have some popcorn.
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