• Pinyin: pào
  English 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; classifier for number of infusions
  Chinese Definition:
  ①气体在液体内使液体鼓起来的球状体：泡沫。泡影(ａ．佛教用“泡”和“影”喻事物的生灭无常；b．现喻落空的事情和希望)。水泡。
  ②像泡的东西：电灯泡儿。
  ③用液体浸物品：泡茶。泡菜。泡饭。泡汤(喻事情或愿望落空)。
  ④故意消磨时间：泡病号。
  Example Words:

  泡沫	pào mò	foam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble	HSK 6
  灯泡	dēng pào	light bulb; see also 电灯泡
  浸泡	jìn pào	to steep; to soak; to immerse	HSK 6
  气泡	qì pào	bubble; blister (in metal); (of beverages) sparkling; carbonated
  泡菜	pào cài	pickled cabbage

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• Pinyin: pāo
  English Definition: puffed; swollen; spongy; small lake (esp. in place names); classifier for urine or feces
  Chinese Definition:
  ①古水名。又名丰水。
  ②鼓起而松软的东西。［合］豆腐泡儿；眼泡儿。[合]水泡；肥皂泡。)
  Example Words:

  泡桐	pāo tóng	Paulownia (genus)
  泡子	pāo zi	small lake; pond
  香泡树	xiāng pāo shù	citron (Citrus medica); grapefruit
  泡货	pāo huò	light but bulky goods

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