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pāo

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pāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
pāo | pao1
English translation
puffed
swollen
spongy
small lake (esp. in place names)
classifier for urine or feces
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)
bubble, blister; swollen, puffed up

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About pāo

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

pāo

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

water

Etymology of pāo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵包

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

Bāo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and Bāo represents the sound.

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Example sentences using pāo

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利尔 jiù 这样 zhè yàng yòu 谨慎 jǐnshèn yòu 活跃 huóyuè de tóng 那个 nà ge 饭摊 pāo shǎng le .

Collier and I infested the grub tent with care and activity.

让茶 pāo 一会 yī huì , Liáng 一下 yīxià zài .

Let the tea brew and cool a little before you drink it.

让茶 duō pāo 分钟 fēnzhōng 使泡 chū 味道 wèidao lái .

Let the tea stand a few minutes to infuse.

动手 dòngshǒu pāo 一些 yī xiē yào chá .

She set about brewing some herb tea.

shì 怀孕 huáiyùn de 妇女 fùnǚ dōu chán suān 泡菜 pào cài ?

Do pregnant women really yearn for sour pickles?

Words with pāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
pāo bubble pāo
泡沫 pàomò foam泡沫 pàomò
泡菜 pào cài pickled cabbage泡菜 pào cài
灯泡 dēng pào light bulb燈泡
泡泡 pào pao bubbles泡泡 pào pao
浸泡 jìnpào to steep浸泡 jìnpào
泡汤 pào tāng to dawdle泡湯
气泡 qì pào bubble氣泡
水泡 shuǐ pào bubble水泡 shuǐ pào
泡面 pào miàn instant noodles泡麵
泡泡糖 pào pào táng bubble gum泡泡糖 pào pào táng
电灯泡 diàn dēng pào light bulb電燈泡
泡茶 pào chá to make tea泡茶 pào chá
泡影 pào yǐng mirage泡影 pào yǐng
泡妞 pào niū to pick up girls泡妞 pào niū
肺泡 fèi pào pulmonary alveolus肺泡 fèi pào
起泡 qǐ pào to bubble起泡 qǐ pào
卵泡 luǎn pào follicle卵泡 luǎn pào
泡沫塑料 pào mò sù liào styrofoam泡沫塑料 pào mò sù liào
冲泡 chōng pào to infuse (tea)沖泡
发泡 fā pào fizzy發泡
肥皂泡 féi zào pào soap bubble肥皂泡 féi zào pào
泡饭 pào fàn to soak cooked rice in soup or water泡飯
小泡 xiǎo pào vesicles小泡 xiǎo pào

pāo Decomposition & Compounds

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pāo Decomposition

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pāo Compounds

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