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| Pronunciation |
: |
pào |
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| Meaning |
: |
- bubble; foam. (n)
- to soak; to infuse. (v)
- to dawdle; to shilly-shally. (v)
- to pick up (a girl) ; to get off with (a sexual partner). (v)
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| Radical |
: |
氵 |
| Strokes |
: |
8 |
| Traditional |
: |
泡 |
| Usage |
: |
2.9% |
| Notes |
: |
also as pāo |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 2. |
|
|
: |
have affair with women |
| 4. |
|
|
: |
hope dashed to pieces |
Sentences:
| 1. The shaving cream lathered. |
| tì |
xū |
gāo |
néng |
qǐ |
hěn |
duō |
pào |
mò |
。 |
|
|
| 剃 |
须 |
膏 |
能 |
起 |
很 |
多 |
泡 |
沫 |
。 |
|
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| 剃须膏 |
: |
shaving cream |
| 能 |
: |
can |
| 起 |
: |
create |
| 很多 |
: |
a lot of |
| 泡沫 |
: |
foam |
|
| 2. He made a pot of green tea. |
| tā |
pào |
le |
yì |
hú |
lǜ |
chá |
。 |
| 他 |
泡 |
了 |
一 |
壶 |
绿 |
茶 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 泡 |
: |
make (soak) |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 壶 |
: |
measure word (pot) |
| 绿茶 |
: |
green tea |
|
| 3. Can you brew me some coffee? |
| nǐ |
kě |
yǐ |
pào |
bēi |
kā |
fēi |
gěi |
wǒ |
ma |
？ |
| 你 |
可 |
以 |
泡 |
杯 |
咖 |
啡 |
给 |
我 |
吗 |
？ |
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|
|
|
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 可以 |
: |
can |
| 泡 |
: |
make (brew) |
| 杯 |
: |
measure word (cup) |
| 咖啡 |
: |
coffeee |
| 给 |
: |
to |
| 我 |
: |
me |
| 吗 |
: |
question tag |
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