爆胎

bàotāi

verb

Meanings

1 to blow a tire
2 to have a tire burst (of a car, bicycle, etc.)

Characters

to explode / burst

Examples

HSK 4

高速上爆胎非常危险。

Gāosù shàng bàotāi fēicháng wēixiǎn.

Blowing a tire on the highway is very dangerous.

HSK 6

我的车刚才爆胎了,现在在等救援。

Wǒ de chē gāngcái bàotāi le, xiànzài zài děng jiùyuán.

My car just had a tire blowout; I'm waiting for roadside assistance now.

Tips

memory

爆 (to explode) + 胎 (tire) - the tire literally 'explodes'. Same 爆 as in 爆炸 (explosion).

Stroke Order

爆 bào

胎 tāi