泡 - pào - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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8 strokes
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泡

pào

Definition

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)
measure word
classifier (for number of infusions)
measure word

Other pronunciations

pāo

puffed
puffy
swollen
spongy
small lake (esp. in place names)
classifier (for urine or feces)
measure word

Character Decomposition

Related words (63)

泡制

pào zhì

to brew; to infuse; to pickle

泡吧

pào bā

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

泡妞

pào niū

to pick up girls; to play around with girls; to chase after girls

light bulb

(lit.) soap bubble; pie in the sky; nothing

pickled pepper

to infuse; to soak in water

泡湯

pào tāng

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

泡沫

pào mò

foam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble

bubbles

eddy; whirlpool

to bathe; to immerse oneself in a warm bath

foot bath; foot soak

to bubble; to fizz; to effervesce

泡芙

pào fú

cream puff (loanword); profiterole

to make tea

pickled cabbage

instant noodles

to soak cooked rice in soup or water; cooked rice reheated in boiling water

泡饃

pào mó

meat and bread soup (a specialty of Shaanxi cuisine)

baking powder

bubble bath

bubble gum

seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples)

泡溫泉

pào wēn quán

to soak in a spa or hot spring

泡病號

pào bìng hào

to dilly-dally on the pretence of being ill; to malinger

泡罩塔

pào zhào tǎ

distillation tower; bubble tower; plate column

泡蘑菇

pào mó gu

to procrastinate; to shilly-shally and waste time

styrofoam

bubble economy

bubble bath lotion

pào pào kǒu xiāng táng

bubble-gum

沖泡

chōng pào

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

follicle

fizzy; sparkling (drink)

vesicle

vesicles

bubble; blister (in metal); (of beverages) sparkling; carbonated

bubble; blister

to steep; to soak; to immerse

follicle

light bulb; see also 電燈泡; third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang)

燎泡

liáo pào

blister (caused by burns)

pulmonary alveolus

(biology) blastocyst

pustule; pussy pimple; same as 脓包

醃泡

yān pào

to marinade; to pickle

起泡

qǐ pào

to bubble; to foam; to blister; to sprout boils (on one's body); sparkling (wine etc)

marinade

foaming agent; blowing agent

發泡膠

fā pào jiāo

expanded polystyrene (EPS); styrofoam

bubble wrap

bubble wrap

light bulb; (slang) unwanted third guest

friction blister

soap bubble

(biology) blastodermic vesicle

起泡沫

qǐ pào mò

to emit bubbles; to bubble; to foam (with rage); to seethe

housing bubble

swine vesicular disease (SVD)

reticulated foam

soft in the head; brainless; dumb

纖維囊泡症

xiān wéi náng pào zhèng

cystic fibrosis

Idioms (6)

化為泡影

huà wéi pào yǐng

(lit.) to turn into soap bubbles; to come to nothing (idiom)

如法泡製

rú fǎ pào zhì

(lit.) to follow the recipe (idiom); to follow the same plan

夢幻泡影

mèng huàn pào yǐng

(lit.) dreams and visions in a bubble (idiom); fig. the illusory nature of the world in Buddhism; illusion; pipe dream

終成泡影

zhōng chéng pào yǐng

finally a soap bubble (idiom); grandiose plans that end up with nothing; pie in the sky

軟磨硬泡

ruǎn mó yìng pào

to coax and pester (idiom); to wheedle; to cajole

一點水一個泡

yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào

honest and trustworthy (idiom)

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