Thursday, November 6, 2014

Popular Chinese Word - Jing Bao

One of the best ways to lean basic Chinese is to learn the popular Chinese words that come every now and then. Today, we will get to know another word劲爆(jìng bào.
We should know that (jìngis a polyphone. Most of the time, it is pronounced jin4, but here it should be pronounced jing4. It means strength, energy and enthusiasm, and that (bào means to explode or burst. Thus, 劲爆(jìn bàomeans powerful, explosive or shocking. The word first came from the ads of a fast food giant known as KFC. It’s gives people the impression of freshness, joy and energy. It proves that the ads were a success. In English, an equivalent would be high-octane.
劲爆的Dance
We use this term to refer to things we think are intense, dynamic, and powerful. 劲(jìng in Chinese can be used as an adverb of degree, meaning 'very'. (bào means 'explosive or burst' as you already know. Putting them together, 劲爆(jìng bàomeans 'very explosive,' which we can apply to the news, music beats, highlight reels from sports, action movies, or lively performances.Now, let’s see what words can be described by 劲爆.
                                  劲爆的Price
劲爆的比赛 An extremely stimulating match
劲爆的舞蹈 Hot Dance
劲爆的音乐 Rocking Music
In addition, 劲爆(jìng bàocan also refer to something sensational like shocking news about celebrities.” For example: The 劲爆 photos of the beautiful girl shocked everyone. Or The劲爆performance made people shout and scream.
Can you give another example using the word 劲爆?


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