泡汤 pào tāng

to fizzle out; to have all one's hopes dashed; to dawdle

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 10956th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to fizzle out
  2. 2. to have all one's hopes dashed
  3. 3. to dawdle
  4. 4. to go slow deliberately
  5. 5. TW to have a soak in a hot spring

Characters

Character Meaning
泡 pào HSK 6
bubble; foam; to soak
汤 tāng HSK 4
soup; hot or boiling water