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

沫經濟 pào mò jīng jì bubble economy
口香糖 pào pào kǒu xiāng táng bubble-gum
浴 pào pào yù bubble bath
浴露 pào pào yù lù bubble bath lotion
紗 pào pào shā seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples)
袜 pào pao wà loose socks; baggy socks
襪 pào pao wà loose socks; baggy socks
湯 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
温泉 pào wēn quán to soak in a spa or hot spring
溫泉 pào wēn quán to soak in a spa or hot spring
漩 pào xuán eddy; whirlpool
澡 pào zǎo to bathe; to immerse oneself in a warm bath
病号 pào bìng hào to dilly-dally on the pretence of being ill; to malinger
病號 pào bìng hào to dilly-dally on the pretence of being ill; to malinger
罩塔 pào zhào tǎ distillation tower; bubble tower; plate column
脚 pào jiǎo foot bath; foot soak
腳 pào jiǎo foot bath; foot soak
芙 pào fú cream puff (loanword); profiterole
芙人 pào fú rén (coll.) skinny fat person (person who is MONW: metabolically obese normal weight)
蘑菇 pào mó gu to procrastinate; to shilly-shally and waste time
货 pāo huò light but bulky goods
貨 pāo huò light but bulky goods
飯 pào fàn to soak cooked rice in soup or water; cooked rice reheated in boiling water
馍 pào mó meat and bread soup (a specialty of Shaanxi cuisine)
饃 pào mó meat and bread soup (a specialty of Shaanxi cuisine)