泡

pào/pāo

bubble; foam; blister

HSK 3.0 · Level 6 verbnounmeasure word

Meaning

pào as in 泡沫 pao4
  1. bubble; foam
  2. blister
  3. to soak; to steep; to infuse
  4. to dawdle; to loiter
  5. to pick up (a girl)
  6. to get off with (a sexual partner)
  7. classifier for occurrences of an action
  8. classifier for number of infusions
pāo pao1
  1. puffed; swollen; spongy
  2. small lake (esp. in place names)
  3. classifier for urine or feces

Example sentences

HSK words with 泡

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