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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.bubble
水里直冒泡。
The water is bubbling.
水开时,水面会起泡。
When water boils, bubbles rise to the surface.
肥皂泡
soap bubble
- 2
v.sop; soak; steep
把面包泡在牛奶中。
Sop bread in milk.
她用沸水泡茶。
She makes tea with boiling water.
她的双手在水里泡得发白。
Her hands turned pale after being soaked in water.
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- 3
n.something shaped like a bubble
手上起了泡
get blisters in one's palm
电灯泡
electric light bulb
烫了个泡
have a blister from a burn
- 4
v.kill time; dawdle
他在茶馆泡了两小时。
He dawdled two hours in the tea house.
别瞎泡了!
Stop dawdling!
别整天泡在书本里。
Don't spend all day reading.
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Words and phrases with 泡
Word usage
- Note"泡"is usually pronounced as "pào"; when pronounced as "pāo", it is used as a quantifier, or it is used for certain place names and things, such as "一泡尿" and "眼泡".
- common measure word"泡" is often matched with measure word "个".
一个泡
one bubble