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pào
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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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

泡泡浴露
pào pào yù lù

bubble bath lotion

卵泡
luǎn pāo

ovarian follicle

燎泡
liáo pào

blister (caused by burns)

终成泡影
zhōng chéng pào yǐng

to come to nothing (idiom)

韩式泡菜
hán shì pào cài

kimchi

化为泡影
huà wéi pào yǐng

to come to nothing (idiom)

泡漩
pào xuán

eddy

起泡
qǐ pào

to bubble

泡馍
pào mó

meat and bread soup (a specialty of Shaanxi cuisine)

泡芙人
pào fú rén

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

胚囊泡
pēi náng pào

(biology) blastodermic vesicle

网状泡沫
wǎng zhuàng pào mò

reticulated foam

泡泡袜
pào pao wà

loose socks

脓泡
nóng pào

pustule

泡面
pào miàn

instant noodles

肥皂泡
féi zào pào

soap bubble

泡桐
pāo tóng

Paulownia (genus)

油泡
yóu pào

to sauté

泡打粉
pào dǎ fěn

baking powder

泡病号
pào bìng hào

to dilly-dally on the pretence of being ill

液泡
yè pào

vacuole (biology)

泡影
pào yǐng

lit. froth and shadows

囊泡
náng pào

vesicle

韩国泡菜
hán guó pào cài

kimchi

泡澡
pào zǎo

to bathe

梦幻泡影
mèng huàn pào yǐng

illusion (Buddhism)

起泡沫
qǐ pào mò

to emit bubbles

香泡树
xiāng pāo shù

citron (Citrus medica)

滤泡
lǜ pào

follicle

泡蘑菇
pào mó gu

to procrastinate

泡子
pāo zi

small lake

泡水
pào shuǐ

to infuse

泡腾
pào téng

to bubble

泡罩塔
pào zhào tǎ

distillation tower

泡温泉
pào wēn quán

to soak in a spa or hot spring

纤维囊泡症
xiān wéi náng pào zhèng

cystic fibrosis

泡茶
pào chá

to make tea

泡椒
pào jiāo

pickled pepper

泡沫塑料
pào mò sù liào

styrofoam

泡货
pāo huò

light but bulky goods

泡沫经济
pào mò jīng jì

bubble economy

气泡膜
qì pào mó

bubble wrap

泡饭
pào fàn

to soak cooked rice in soup or water

水泡
shuǐ pào

bubble

发泡
fā pào

to produce foam

泡泡口香糖
pào pào kǒu xiāng táng

bubble-gum

泡泡
pào pao

bubbles

肺泡
fèi pào

pulmonary alveolus

泡妞
pào niū

to pick up girls

泡泡糖
pào pào táng

bubble gum

腌泡
yān pào

to marinade

泡菜
pào cài

pickled cabbage

发泡剂
fā pào jì

foaming agent

如法泡制
rú fǎ pào zhì

lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)

住宅泡沫
zhù zhái pào mò

housing bubble

脑子有泡
nǎo zi yǒu pào

soft in the head

泡子
pào zi

light bulb

小泡
xiǎo pào

vesicles

软磨硬泡
ruǎn mó yìng pào

to coax and pester (idiom)

发泡胶
fā pào jiāo

expanded polystyrene (EPS)

泡泡纱
pào pào shā

seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples)

泡脚
pào jiǎo

to soak the feet

泡制
pào zhì

to brew

浸泡
jìn pào

to steep

胚泡
pēi pào

(biology) blastocyst

猪水泡病
zhū shuǐ pào bìng

swine vesicular disease (SVD)

冲泡
chōng pào

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

电灯泡
diàn dēng pào

light bulb

泡吧
pào bā

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

磨起泡
mó qǐ pào

friction blister

泡汤
pào tāng

to dawdle

尿泡
suī pao

(dialect) bladder

一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào

honest and trustworthy (idiom)

泡发
pào fā

to reconstitute (dried mushrooms, seaweed etc)

泡芙
pào fú

cream puff (loanword)

泡泡浴
pào pào yù

bubble bath

泡沫
pào mò

foam

气泡
qì pào

bubble

气泡布
qì pào bù

bubble wrap

灯泡
dēng pào

light bulb