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泡

pāo · pao/pào · pao

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Meaning

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pāo 泡

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

pào 泡

  1. bubble; foam
  2. blister
  3. to soak; to steep; to infuse
  4. to dawdle; to loiter
  5. to pick up (a girl)
  6. to get off with (a sexual partner)
  7. classifier for occurrences of an action
  8. classifier for number of infusions
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Steeping tea

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，帮(bāng)我(wǒ)泡(pào)一杯(yībēi)茶(chá)吧(ba)。

    Dengdeng, make me a cup of tea.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)先(xiān)烧水(shāoshuǐ)，再(zài)泡(pào)茶(chá)。

    OK. I will boil water, then steep the tea.

  3. Liangliang

    茶(chá)要(yào)泡(pào)三分钟(sānfēnzhōng)，味道(wèidao)才(cái)好(hǎo)。

    Tea needs three minutes of steeping to taste good.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)泡(pào)了(le)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)了(le)！

    I have already steeped it five minutes!

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)放(fàng)茶叶(cháyè)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you put in tea leaves?

  6. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？我(wǒ)泡(pào)的(de)是(shì)一杯(yībēi)热水(rèshuǐ)！

    Huh? I steeped a cup of hot water!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)去(qù)买(mǎi)了(le)泡(pào)芙(fú)，你(nǐ)要(yào)吃(chī)吗(ma)？

I went and bought some cream puffs. Do you want any?

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by mactrey · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)件(jiàn)衣(yī)服(fu)的(de)面(miàn)料(liào)很(hěn)泡(pāo)，穿(chuān)起(qǐ)来(lái)特(tè)别(bié)舒(shū)服(fu)。

The fabric of this garment is very puffy, and it feels especially comfortable to wear.

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