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Meaning of 泡

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Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6
Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (water) conveys the meaning.
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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HSK 6 pào foam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble
灯泡 dēng pào light bulb; see also 电灯泡
浸泡HSK 6 jìn pào to steep; to soak; to immerse
气泡 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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Example Sentences
1
I want to make a cup of tea.
2
She wants to brew some herbal tea.
3
The little boy blew bubbles with his straw.
4
She likes to take a bath to relax.
5
Pears are great for making tea.