勃 (bó): flourishing, prosperous, suddenly
勃 (bó) is a Chinese character meaning “flourishing.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 孛 (phonetic) and 力 (semantic). It ranks #1523 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 勃 strength. Its radical form 力 (power) appears in many related characters such as 动 (dòng, (of sth) to move), 力 (lì, power), 办 (bàn, to take care of (a matter)).
Definitions
- flourishing
- prosperous
- suddenly
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 克格勃proper-noun | kè gé bó | KGB (Soviet secret police) |
| 哈勃 | hā bó | Hubble (name) |
| 雄心勃勃phrase | xióng xīn bó bó | aggressive and grand (idiom) |
| 生机勃勃phrase | shēng jī bó bó | (idiom) vibrant |
| 生气勃勃phrase | shēng qì bó bó | (idiom) vibrant |
| 蓬勃adjective | péng bó | vigorous |
| 勃起verb | bó qǐ | erection |
| 勃勃adjective | bó bó | thriving |
| 勃然大怒phrase | bó rán dà nù | (idiom) to fly into a rage |
| 兴致勃勃phrase | xìng zhì bó bó | to become exhilarated (idiom) |
| 勃发verb | bó fā | to sprout up |
| 朝气蓬勃phrase | zhāo qì péng bó | full of youthful energy (idiom) |
| 勃拉姆斯proper-noun | bó lā mǔ sī | Brahms (name) |
| 勃朗宁 | bó lǎng níng | Browning, US firearm brand |
| 勃兰登堡proper-noun | bó lán dēng bǎo | Brandenburg |
勃 appears in 42 compound words: 48 as the first character, 26 as the last, and 26 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 勃 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (12)
Example Sentences
勃字在日常生活中使用频率较低。
bó zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .
The character "勃" is not commonly used in everyday life.
...硬怎么办可以恢复?睡眠不足会显着降低夜间勃起频率吗
. . . yìng zěn má bàn kě yǐ huī fù ? shuì mián bù zú huì xiǎn zhe jiàng dī yè jiān bó qǐ pín lǜ ma
... How can I recover if it is hard? Does sleep deprivation significantly reduce the frequency of erections at night?
不硬怎么办?心理焦虑会不会加重器质性勃起障碍
bù yìng zěn má bàn ? xīn lǐ jiāo lǜ huì bù huì jiā chóng qì zhì xìng bó qǐ zhàng ài
What should I do if it's not hard? Will psychological anxiety aggravate organic erectile dysfunction?
男科医院怎么检查男性性功能?夜间勃起监测准确吗
nán kē yī yuàn zěn má jiǎn chá nán xìng xìng gōng néng ? yè jiān bó qǐ jiān cè zhǔn què ma
How to check male sexual function in andrology hospitals? Is nighttime erection monitoring accurate?
男性性功能怎么检查?晨勃消失是不是血管病变信号
nán xìng xìng gōng néng zěn má jiǎn chá ? chén bó xiāo shī shì bù shì xiě guǎn bìng biàn xìn hào
How to check male sexual function? Is the disappearance of morning erection a signal of vascular lesion?
医院怎么做性功能测试?视觉刺激下勃起硬度能客观测量吗
yī yuàn zěn má zuò xìng gōng néng cè shì ? shì jué cì jī xià bó qǐ yìng dù néng kè guàn cè liàng ma
How do hospitals do sexual function tests? Can erection hardness be objectively measured under visual stimulation?
"每秒六便士" 鲍勃提醒她。
"Měi miǎo liù biànshì" Bàobó tíxǐng tā.
"Six pence per second," Bob reminds her.
鲍勃无法控制他的愤怒。
Bàobó wúfǎ kòngzhì tā de fènnù.
Bob could not control his anger.
鲍勃第一个到达终点线。
Bàobó dì-yī gè dàodá zhōngdiǎnxiàn.
Bob reached the finish line first.
鲍勃的父亲在女校教书。
Bào bó de fùqīn zài nǚ xiào jiāoshū.
Bob's father teaches at a girls' school.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 力 (strength) component
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