泡 pào

bubbles, suds; blister; soak

HSK 6 #2000

DEFINITIONS

泡 pào
  • bubble
  • foam
  • blister (i.e. skin bubble)
  • to soak
  • to steep
  • to infuse
  • to dawdle
  • to shilly-shally
  • to hang about
  • to pick up (a girl)
  • to get off with (a sexual partner)
  • classifier for occurrences of an action
  • classifier for number of infusions
泡 pāo
  • puffed
  • swollen
  • spongy
  • small lake (esp. in place names)
  • classifier for urine or feces

STROKES

WORDS

泡沫 pào mò
HSK 6
foam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble
浸泡 jìn pào
HSK 6
to steep; to soak; to immerse
泡泡 pào pao bubbles
泡菜 pào cài pickled cabbage
灯泡 dēng pào light bulb; see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4]; third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang); CL:個|个[ge4]
泡汤 pào tāng to dawdle; to go slow deliberately; to fizzle out; to have all one's hopes dashed; (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring
气泡 qì pào bubble; blister (in metal); (of beverages) sparkling; carbonated
泡泡糖 pào pào táng bubble gum
电灯泡 diàn dēng pào light bulb; (slang) unwanted third guest
水泡 shuǐ pào bubble; blister
泡影 pào yǐng lit. froth and shadows; fig. illusion; mirage
泡沫塑料 pào mò sù liào styrofoam
泡茶 pào chá to make tea
起泡 qǐ pào to bubble; to foam; to blister; to sprout boils (on one's body); sparkling (wine etc)
肥皂泡 féi zào pào soap bubble
卵泡 luǎn pào follicle
泡泡纱 pào pào shā seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples)
肺泡 fèi pào pulmonary alveolus
泡饭 pào fàn to soak cooked rice in soup or water; cooked rice reheated in boiling water
一点水一个泡 yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào honest and trustworthy (idiom)
一點水一個泡 yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào honest and trustworthy (idiom)
住宅泡沫 zhù zhái pào mò housing bubble
化为泡影 huà wéi pào yǐng to come to nothing (idiom)
化為泡影 huà wéi pào yǐng to come to nothing (idiom)
囊泡 náng pào vesicle
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