泡
pào
HSK level: HSK 6
Meaning
bubble; foam; blister; to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to loiter
Other reading: pāo
puffed; swollen; spongy; small lake (esp. in place names); classifier for urine or feces
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Examples
她给我泡了茶。
Tā gěi wǒ pào le chá.
She made tea for me.
我泡了个澡身体暖和起来了。
Wǒ pào le gè zǎo shēn tǐ nuǎn huo qǐ lai le.
I warmed myself in the bath.
Words with this character
泡沫 pào mò foam灯泡 dēng pào light bulb浸泡 jìn pào to steep气泡 qì pào bubble泡汤 pào tāng to fizzle out泡茶 pào chá to make tea发泡 fā pào to produce foam泡芙 pào fú cream puff冲泡 chōng pào to add water to肺泡 fèi pào pulmonary alveolus燎泡 liáo pào blister卵泡 luǎn pāo ovarian follicle滤泡 lǜ pào follicle囊泡 náng pào vesicle娘泡 niáng pào variant of 娘炮 niáng pào脓泡 nóng pào pustule泡货 pāo huò light but bulky goods泡桐 pāo tóng Paulownia泡子 pāo zi small lake泡吧 pào bā to spend time in a bar泡菜 pào cài pickled cabbage泡发 pào fā to reconstitute泡饭 pào fàn to soak cooked rice in soup or water