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泡 pào

bubble, blister; swollen, puffed up

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 6
Radical
氵
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 氵包 ⿰氵包

Memory hint: water

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  1. 睡前泡个热水澡很舒服。
    Shuì qián pào gè rè shuǐ zǎo hěn shūfu.
    Soaking in a hot bath before bed is very comfortable.
    sleep before soak (measure) hot water bath very comfortable
  2. 你想泡杯茶还是咖啡？
    Nǐ xiǎng pào bēi chá háishì kāfēi?
    Would you like to brew a cup of tea or coffee?
    you want soak cup tea or coffee (question)
  3. 天冷了，我们去泡温泉吧。
    Tiān lěngle, wǒmen qù pào wēnquán ba.
    It's cold now, let's go soak in a hot spring.
    weather cold-(particle), we go soak hot-spring (suggestion)
  4. 这泡沫一点也不绵密。
    Zhè pàomò yìdiǎn yě bù miánmì.
    This foam isn't dense at all.
    this foam a-bit also not dense
  5. 洗澡之前，她先把毛巾泡在温水里。
    Xǐzǎo zhīqián, tā xiān bǎ máojīn pào zài wēnshuǐ lǐ.
    Before bathing, she first soaked the towel in warm water.
    bathe before, she first (marker) towel soak at warm-water inside

Words with 泡 (2)