泡

• 拼音: pào
• 汉字拆解: 泡 = 氵(water) + 包 (wrap/phonetic). Soaking in water or bubbles in water.

含义

To soak; to steep; bubble; foam.

As verb: 泡茶 (brew tea), 泡澡 (take a bath), 泡面 (instant noodles — soak noodles). Slang: 泡吧 (hang out at bars), 泡妞 (hit on girls). As noun: bubble/foam. The character suggests something emerging when soaked.

例句

1. 周末在家泡杯茶看看书，是最惬意的事了。
2. 这种面只要泡三分钟就能吃。
3. 小孩子们在院子里吹肥皂泡，玩得很开心。

用法指南

语境: food, daily life, leisure

语气: casual

正确说法

• 泡杯茶吧。(Let's make some tea.)
• 衣服先泡一下。(Soak the clothes first.)

错误说法

• 把泡pào和泡pāo混淆 (pào is soak/bubble; pāo as in 眼泡 means puffy)

起源与历史

Pictophonetic with 水 (water) and 包 phonetic. Something formed or changed by water.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal