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泡

pào

bubbles, suds; blister; soak

Strokes
8
Radical
水
HSK
6
Tone
4

Other readings: pāo

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 她给我泡了茶。

    Tā gěi wǒ pāo le chá

    She made tea for me.

  • 她正在泡茶。

    Tā zhèng zài pào chá

    She was making tea.

  • 灯泡发光。

    Dēng pào fā guāng

    A light bulb gives light.

  • 要是那灯泡不照我的眼就好了。

    Yào shi nà dēng pào bù zhào wǒ de yǎn jiù hǎo le

    If only that lamp weren't shining in my eye.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 泡

  • 泡pào 4bubble; foam; blister; to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to loiter; to pick up (a girl); to get off with (a sexual partner); classifier for occurrences of an action; classifier for number of infusions
  • 泡沫pào mò 4–4 foam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble
  • 浸泡jìn pào 4–4 to steep; to soak; to immerse
  • 灯泡dēng pào 1–4 light bulb; see also 电灯泡; third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang)
  • 气泡qì pào 4–4 bubble; blister (in metal); (of beverages) sparkling; carbonated
  • 泡pāo 1puffed; swollen; spongy; small lake (esp. in place names); classifier for urine or feces