泡 pāo ㄆㄠ paau1

  • puffed; swollen; spongy
  • small lake (esp. in place names)
  • classifier for urine or feces

泡 pào ㄆㄠˋ paau1 HSK 6 高階級 · Level 4 流利級 · Level 5

  • bubble; foam
  • blister
  • to soak; to steep; to infuse
  • to dawdle; to loiter
  • to pick up (a girl)
  • to get off with (a sexual partner)
  • classifier for occurrences of an action
  • classifier for number of infusions

Stroke order

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Example sentences

  • 灯泡 燈泡 ( dēng pào dang1 paau1 ) 发光 發光 ( fā guāng faat3 gwong1 )。

    A light bulb gives light.

  • 她 ( tā taa1 ) 正在 ( zhèng zài zing3 zoi6 ) 泡茶 ( pào chá paau3 caa4 )。

    She was making tea.

  • 他 ( tā taa1 ) 亲自 親自 ( qīn zì can1 zi6 ) 泡茶 ( pào chá paau3 caa4 )。

    He himself made tea.

  • 她 ( tā taa1 ) 给 給 ( gěi kap1 ) 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 泡 ( pāo paau1 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 茶 ( chá caa4 )。

    She made tea for me.

  • 给 給 ( gěi kap1 ) 我们 我們 ( wǒ men ngo5 mun4 ) 泡 ( pāo paau1 ) 杯 ( bēi bui1 ) 茶 ( chá caa4 )。

    Make us some tea.

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