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泡沫

pào mò · pao mo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. foam
  2. (soap) bubble
  3. (economic) bubble
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In a conversation

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Too much foam

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，厨房(chúfáng)里(lǐ)怎么(zěnme)全(quán)是(shì)泡沫(pàomò)？

    Dengdeng, why is the kitchen full of foam?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)放(fàng)了(le)一点点(yīdiǎndiǎn)洗洁精(xǐjiéjīng)。

    I only put in a tiny bit of dish soap.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，泡沫(pàomò)都(dōu)跑(pǎo)到(dào)地(dì)上(shàng)了(le)！

    Look, the foam has even run onto the floor!

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)放(fàng)的(de)是(shì)洗衣液(xǐyīyè)，不是(bùshì)洗洁精(xǐjiéjīng)。

    I put in laundry detergent, not dish soap.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)不(bù)洗碗(xǐwǎn)了(le)，洗(xǐ)厨房(chúfáng)吧(ba)！

    Then let's stop washing dishes and wash the kitchen!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)喝(hē)了(le)一(yì)口(kǒu)啤(pí)酒(jiǔ)，嘴(zuǐ)边(biān)沾(zhān)满(mǎn)了(le)泡(pào)沫(mò)。

He took a sip of beer, and his mouth was covered with foam.

02

专(zhuān)家(jiā)提(tí)醒(xǐng)人(rén)们(men)警(jǐng)惕(tì)房(fáng)地(dì)产(chǎn)市(shì)场(chǎng)的(de)泡(pào)沫(mò)。

Experts warn people to be on guard against a bubble in the real estate market.

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