| 1 | 泡 | 泡 | pào | pao4 | 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; classifier for number of infusions | | |
| 2 | 灯泡 | 燈泡 | dēng pào | deng1 pao4 | light bulb; see also 电灯泡 | | |
| 3 | 气泡 | 氣泡 | qì pào | qi4 pao4 | bubble; blister (in metal); (of beverages) sparkling; carbonated | | |
| 4 | 泡沫 | 泡沫 | pào mò | pao4 mo4 | foam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble | | |
| 5 | 肺泡 | 肺泡 | fèi pào | fei4 pao4 | pulmonary alveolus | | |
| 6 | 浸泡 | 浸泡 | jìn pào | jin4 pao4 | to steep; to soak; to immerse | | |
| 7 | 油泡 | 油泡 | yóu pào | you2 pao4 | to sauté; bubbles that appear in the oil when deep-frying | | |
| 8 | 韩式泡菜 | 韓式泡菜 | hán shì pào cài | Han2 shi4 pao4 cai4 | kimchi | | |
| 9 | 液泡 | 液泡 | yè pào | ye4 pao4 | vacuole (biology) | | |
| 10 | 梦幻泡影 | 夢幻泡影 | mèng huàn pào yǐng | meng4 huan4 pao4 ying3 | illusion (Buddhism); pipe dream | | |
| 11 | 冲泡 | 沖泡 | chōng pào | chong1 pao4 | to add water (or other liquid) to (another ingredient such as powdered milk or tea leaves); to infuse (tea) | | |
| 12 | 泡菜 | 泡菜 | pào cài | pao4 cai4 | pickled cabbage | | |
| 13 | 泡病号 | 泡病號 | pào bìng hào | pao4 bing4 hao4 | to dilly-dally on the pretence of being ill; to malinger | | |
| 14 | 泡吧 | 泡吧 | pào bā | pao4 ba1 | to spend time in a bar (alcohol, Internet etc); to go clubbing | | |
| 15 | 电灯泡 | 電燈泡 | diàn dēng pào | dian4 deng1 pao4 | light bulb; (slang) unwanted third guest | | |
| 16 | 住宅泡沫 | 住宅泡沫 | zhù zhái pào mò | zhu4 zhai2 pao4 mo4 | housing bubble | | |
| 17 | 娘泡 | 娘泡 | niáng pào | niang2 pao4 | variant of 娘炮 | | |
| 18 | 脑子有泡 | 腦子有泡 | nǎo zi yǒu pào | nao3 zi5 you3 pao4 | soft in the head; brainless; dumb | | |
| 19 | 囊泡 | 囊泡 | náng pào | nang2 pao4 | vesicle | | |
| 20 | 发泡剂 | 發泡劑 | fā pào jì | fa1 pao4 ji4 | foaming agent; blowing agent | | |
| 21 | 卵泡 | 卵泡 | luǎn pào | luan3 pao4 | follicle | | |
| 22 | 滤泡 | 濾泡 | lǜ pào | lu:4 pao4 | follicle | | |
| 23 | 燎泡 | 燎泡 | liáo pào | liao2 pao4 | blister (caused by burns) | | |
| 24 | 化为泡影 | 化為泡影 | huà wéi pào yǐng | hua4 wei2 pao4 ying3 | to come to nothing (idiom) | | |
| 25 | 肥皂泡 | 肥皂泡 | féi zào pào | fei2 zao4 pao4 | soap bubble | | |