<p>I am native Cantonese speaker. 劲爆 comes from Cantonese.</p>

<p>劲 means strong/unyielding/tough/power. Similar to 厉害 in Mandarin.
爆 is a adverb, originally means "explosion", but here it means "very extremely", other example: 潮爆, 爽爆.</p>

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2013-08-31T11:40:36.943Z
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Calvin Kwok
<p>The meaning of 劲爆 is basically the combination of what you have written. In English, an equivalent would be <code>high-octane</code>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><em>Informal</em>. intense; dynamic; very powerful; energetic<br>
  The critics were impressed by Springsteen's high-octane performance.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>In addition to that, 劲爆 can also refer to something sexually stimulating or news on celebrities that appear "shocking". For example:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>美女大学生劲爆私房照<br>
  勁爆：李冰冰“二奶”私秘生活『圖』</p>
</blockquote>

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Quite apropos word! It reminds me a similar Chinese Internet slang `高能`, e.g., "这个新闻太高能了，无法直视", "前方高能反应，请各位备好氪金狗眼".
Stan
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杨以轩
<p>I couldn't find a good reference on the origin of this word, but here is my understanding as a Mandarin speaker:</p>
<p>I believe this word comes from Cantonese, or is deeply influenced by Cantonese. <strong>Edit:</strong> It is confirmed from Cantonese, please refer to <a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/3655/798">this answer</a> for its meaning breakdown.</p>
<p>This word can be applied to news, music beats, highlight reels from sports or action movies, or lively performances. For example:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>劲爆的演出 Hot performance</p>
<p>劲爆金曲 Greatest hits</p>
<p>一场劲爆的比赛 An extremely stimulus match</p>
</blockquote>

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NS.X.
<p>I am a Chinese native speaker. I think this word is most similar to the English word "awesome", they are interchangeable.</p>

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2013-08-03T09:19:49.103Z
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Hayashi
<p>You can understand it from each character, 劲 means strong and powerful while 爆 means explosive. Thus, 劲爆 means powerful and explosive, i.e. shocking.</p>

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2013-08-13T03:26:27.317Z
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Eden Harder
<p>I saw this word in a news headline. It isn't found in any of 4 dictionaries I checked (PLC, CC, ADS for Pleco; YellowBridge.com).</p>

<p>劲 jin4 means strength, energy, or enthusiasm</p>

<p>爆 bao4 means explode or burst</p>

<p>Put them together &amp; you get an enthusiasm explosion? Thanks to anyone who can give me a better understanding. Examples are welcome!</p>

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2013-08-03T03:27:51.837Z
You saw it on a news headline? Could it mean "NEWS FLASH" or "BREAKING NEWS" in Chinese? It might have been a pun with the other *bao* 報紙 that means news.
Double U
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2013-08-03T03:32:13.557Z
Makes some sense, but strangely if you search for it on baidu.com almost all of the results that come up seem to relate to music or DJs. Breaking news about DJs? I dunno.
aelephant
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2013-08-03T03:39:10.387Z
I searched for a sample sentence on baidu.com and used Google Translate. https://translate.google.com/?hl=en&tab=wT#zh-CN/en/%E4%BB%8B%E7%BB%8D%E5%A5%BD%E5%90%AC%E7%9A%84%E5%8A%B2%E7%88%86%E9%9F%B3%E4%B9%90~~~~_%E7%99%BE%E5%BA%A6%E7%9F%A5%E9%81%93 Apparently, it looks like a musical band name. Maybe we should look for musical bands named that.
Double U
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2013-08-24T00:55:29.573Z
@aelephant, post a photo of the newspaper or a link if it's online so that we can better understand your question
George
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What is the English translation for 劲爆?
# What is the English translation for 劲爆?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-08-03)

I saw this word in a news headline. It isn't found in any of 4 dictionaries I checked (PLC, CC, ADS for Pleco; YellowBridge.com).

劲 jin4 means strength, energy, or enthusiasm

爆 bao4 means explode or burst

Put them together & you get an enthusiasm explosion? Thanks to anyone who can give me a better understanding. Examples are welcome!

**Tags:** translation, vocabulary

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You saw it on a news headline? Could it mean "NEWS FLASH" or "BREAKING NEWS" in Chinese? It might have been a pun with the other *bao* 報紙 that means news.  
> **username_0**: Makes some sense, but strangely if you search for it on baidu.com almost all of the results that come up seem to relate to music or DJs. Breaking news about DJs? I dunno.  
> **username_1**: I searched for a sample sentence on baidu.com and used Google Translate. https://translate.google.com/?hl=en&tab=wT#zh-CN/en/%E4%BB%8B%E7%BB%8D%E5%A5%BD%E5%90%AC%E7%9A%84%E5%8A%B2%E7%88%86%E9%9F%B3%E4%B9%90~~~~_%E7%99%BE%E5%BA%A6%E7%9F%A5%E9%81%93 Apparently, it looks like a musical band name. Maybe we should look for musical bands named that.  
> **username_2**: @username_0, post a photo of the newspaper or a link if it's online so that we can better understand your question  

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2013-08-31. Score: 7

I am native Cantonese speaker. 劲爆 comes from Cantonese.

劲 means strong/unyielding/tough/power. Similar to 厉害 in Mandarin.
爆 is a adverb, originally means "explosion", but here it means "very extremely", other example: 潮爆, 爽爆.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2013-08-03. Score: 5

The meaning of 劲爆 is basically the combination of what you have written. In English, an equivalent would be `high-octane`:

> *Informal*. intense; dynamic; very powerful; energetic  
> The critics were impressed by Springsteen's high-octane performance.

In addition to that, 劲爆 can also refer to something sexually stimulating or news on celebrities that appear "shocking". For example:

> 美女大学生劲爆私房照  
> 勁爆：李冰冰“二奶”私秘生活『圖』

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: Quite apropos word! It reminds me a similar Chinese Internet slang `高能`, e.g., "这个新闻太高能了，无法直视", "前方高能反应，请各位备好氪金狗眼".  

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### Answer by username_6 on 2013-08-03. Score: 4

I couldn't find a good reference on the origin of this word, but here is my understanding as a Mandarin speaker:

I believe this word comes from Cantonese, or is deeply influenced by Cantonese. **Edit:** It is confirmed from Cantonese, please refer to [this answer](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/3655/798) for its meaning breakdown.

This word can be applied to news, music beats, highlight reels from sports or action movies, or lively performances. For example:

> 劲爆的演出 Hot performance
>
> 劲爆金曲 Greatest hits
>
> 一场劲爆的比赛 An extremely stimulus match


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### Answer by username_7 on 2013-08-03. Score: 0

I am a Chinese native speaker. I think this word is most similar to the English word "awesome", they are interchangeable.


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### Answer by username_8 on 2013-08-13. Score: 0

You can understand it from each character, 劲 means strong and powerful while 爆 means explosive. Thus, 劲爆 means powerful and explosive, i.e. shocking.


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