泡

pào

bubble; foam; blister; to soak; to steep; to infuse

nounverb HSK 3.0 · Band 6

Watch it being written

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泡

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

泡
  • 灯泡dēngpàolight bulbB7
  • 浸泡jìnpàoto steepB7
  • 泡沫pàomòfoamB7
  • 气泡qìpàobubbleB7

See it in sentences

他泡了一壶茶。

He brewed a pot of tea.

水面上有泡泡。

There are bubbles on the water.