pào

Sign in to save this word to your study lists.

Select an entry

This word has multiple dictionary entries. Choose the reading or usage you want to review.

Definitions

  1. 1. bubble; foam
  2. 2. blister
  3. 3. to soak; to steep; to infuse
  4. 4. to dawdle; to loiter
  5. 5. to pick up (a girl)
  6. 6. to get off with (a sexual partner)
  7. 7. classifier for occurrences of an action
  8. 8. classifier for number of infusions

Words Containing 泡

气泡
qì pào

bubble

泡沫
pào mò

foam

浸泡
jìn pào

to steep

灯泡
dēng pào

light bulb

一点水一个泡
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)

卵泡
luǎn pāo

ovarian follicle

囊泡
náng pào

vesicle

梦幻泡影
mèng huàn pào yǐng

illusion (Buddhism)

如法泡制
rú fǎ pào zhì

lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)

小泡
xiǎo pào

vesicles

尿泡
suī pao

(dialect) bladder

气泡布
qì pào bù

bubble wrap

气泡膜
qì pào mó

bubble wrap

水泡
shuǐ pào

bubble

冲泡
chōng pào

to add water (or other liquid) to (another ingredient such as powdered milk or tea leaves)

油泡
yóu pào

to sauté

泡制
pào zhì

to brew

泡吧
pào bā

to spend time in a bar (alcohol, Internet etc)

泡妞
pào niū

to pick up girls

泡子
pāo zi

small lake

泡子
pào zi

light bulb

泡影
pào yǐng

lit. froth and shadows

泡打粉
pào dǎ fěn

baking powder

泡桐
pāo tóng

Paulownia (genus)

泡椒
pào jiāo

pickled pepper

泡水
pào shuǐ

to infuse

泡沫塑料
pào mò sù liào

styrofoam

泡沫经济
pào mò jīng jì

bubble economy

泡泡
pào pao

bubbles

泡泡口香糖
pào pào kǒu xiāng táng

bubble-gum

泡泡浴
pào pào yù

bubble bath

泡泡浴露
pào pào yù lù

bubble bath lotion

泡泡糖
pào pào táng

bubble gum

泡泡纱
pào pào shā

seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples)

泡泡袜
pào pao wà

loose socks

泡汤
pào tāng

to dawdle

泡温泉
pào wēn quán

to soak in a spa or hot spring

泡漩
pào xuán

eddy

泡澡
pào zǎo

to bathe

泡病号
pào bìng hào

to dilly-dally on the pretence of being ill

泡发
pào fā

to reconstitute (dried mushrooms, seaweed etc)

泡罩塔
pào zhào tǎ

distillation tower

泡脚
pào jiǎo

to soak the feet

泡芙
pào fú

cream puff (loanword)

泡芙人
pào fú rén

(coll.) skinny fat person (person who is MONW: metabolically obese normal weight)

泡茶
pào chá

to make tea

泡菜
pào cài

pickled cabbage

泡蘑菇
pào mó gu

to procrastinate

泡货
pāo huò

light but bulky goods

泡饭
pào fàn

to soak cooked rice in soup or water

泡馍
pào mó

meat and bread soup (a specialty of Shaanxi cuisine)

泡腾
pào téng

to bubble

泡面
pào miàn

instant noodles

液泡
yè pào

vacuole (biology)

滤泡
lǜ pào

follicle

燎泡
liáo pào

blister (caused by burns)

发泡
fā pào

to produce foam

发泡剂
fā pào jì

foaming agent

发泡胶
fā pào jiāo

expanded polystyrene (EPS)

磨起泡
mó qǐ pào

friction blister

终成泡影
zhōng chéng pào yǐng

to come to nothing (idiom)

网状泡沫
wǎng zhuàng pào mò

reticulated foam

纤维囊泡症
xiān wéi náng pào zhèng

cystic fibrosis

肥皂泡
féi zào pào

soap bubble

肺泡
fèi pào

pulmonary alveolus

胚囊泡
pēi náng pào

(biology) blastodermic vesicle

胚泡
pēi pào

(biology) blastocyst

脑子有泡
nǎo zi yǒu pào

soft in the head

脓泡
nóng pào

pustule

猪水泡病
zhū shuǐ pào bìng

swine vesicular disease (SVD)

起泡
qǐ pào

to bubble

起泡沫
qǐ pào mò

to emit bubbles

软磨硬泡
ruǎn mó yìng pào

to coax and pester (idiom)

腌泡
yān pào

to marinade

电灯泡
diàn dēng pào

light bulb

韩国泡菜
hán guó pào cài

kimchi

韩式泡菜
hán shì pào cài

kimchi

香泡树
xiāng pāo shù

citron (Citrus medica)