泡

The character "泡" has 8 strokes. "泡" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "泡" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "泡" are "pào" "pāo" . View the stroke order of "泡">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "泡"

n.: sth puffy and soft; small lake; bubble; bubble-shaped thing

adj.: spongy

v.: sop; soak; steep; kill time; dawdle; dilly-dally; hang about; idle; loaf about; loiter; pester; (of a male) play the field; fool around with a female

• bubble : n.泡；水泡；泡沫；幻想；泡影；空想；透明的穹顶；透明圆罩；泡螺
• spongy : adj.像海绵的；多孔的；不稳固的
• sop : n.抚慰品；小礼品；面包片
• soak : v.浸透；浸湿；征收重费；征收重税；狂饮；酗酒；浸入；使湿透；透过；完全渗透
• steep : adj.陡的；陡峭的；陡直的；难以接受的；过高的；急遽的；大起大落的；夸大的；过分的；难以置信的
• kill time : 消磨时间；打发时间；消磨时光
• dawdle : v.浪费时间；拖延；磨蹭；闲逛
• dilly-dally : v.闲荡；磨蹭
• hang about : 闲荡；转悠；和…在一起；与…厮混；等
• idle : adj.怠工的；懒散的；无目的的；无用的；无意义的；无业的；失业的；闲置的；空闲的；闲着的
• loiter : v.踯躅；徘徊；闲逛；游荡
• pester : v.不断打扰；纠缠

Form words with "泡"

泡方便面 make instant noodles

豆腐泡 beancurd puff

白炽灯泡 incandescent bulb

闪光灯泡 flashbulb

泡妞儿高手 pickup artist

Example phrases using "泡"

• 走了一天路后，我的脚底起了泡。

  My feet were blistered from a day’s walking.

• 洗衣妇的手在水里泡得发白。

  The washerwoman’s hands had been soaked white in the water.

• 太阳把油漆晒得起了泡。

  The sun has blistered the paint.

• 把床单好好泡一泡再洗。

  Give the sheet a good soak before washing it.

• 他在茶馆里泡了两钟头。

  He dawdled/lingered two hours in the teahouse.

• 新鞋把我的脚磨起了泡。

  The new shoes have given me blisters.

• 他的手上磨了泡。

  His hands were blistered from rubbing.

• 生活就像热水澡，泡着很舒服的样子；但泡得越久，皱纹也就越多。

  Life is like a hot bath. It feels good while you’re in it, but the longer you stay in, the more wrinkled you get.

• 她吃完巧克力泡芙后把餐叉放下。

  She finished her eclair and laid down her fork.

• 她花了一段时间泡了个热水澡。

  She spent some time soaking in a hot bath.