| 泡 | [ paō ] puffed, swollen, spongy, small lake (esp. in place names), classifier for urine or feces |
| 泡 | [ paò ] bubble, foam, blister (i.e. skin bubble), to soak, to steep, to infuse, to dawdle, to shilly-shally, to hang about, to pick up (a girl), to get off with (a sexual partner), classifier for occurrences of an action, classifier for number of infusions |
| 泡制 | [ paò zhì ] to brew, to infuse, to pickle |
| 泡吧 | [ paò bā ] to spend time in a bar (alcohol, Internet etc), to go clubbing |
| 泡妞 | [ paò niū ] to pick up girls, to play around with girls, to chase after girls |
| 泡子 | [ paō zi ] small lake, pond |
| 泡子 | [ paò zi ] light bulb |
| 泡影 | [ paò yǐng ] lit. froth and shadows, fig. illusion, mirage |
| 泡打粉 | [ paò dǎ fěn ] baking powder |
| 泡桐 | [ paō tóng ] Paulownia (genus) |
| 泡椒 | [ paò ] pickled pepper |
| 泡水 | [ paò shuǐ ] to infuse, to soak in water |
| 泡沫 | [ paò mò ] foam, (soap) bubble, (economic) bubble |
| 泡沫塑料 | [ paò mò sù ] styrofoam |
| 泡沫經濟 | [ paò mò jīng jì ] bubble economy |
| 泡泡 | [ paò pao ] bubbles |
| 泡泡口香糖 | [ paò paò koǔ xiāng táng ] bubble-gum |
| 泡泡浴 | [ paò paò yù ] bubble bath |
| 泡泡浴露 | [ paò paò yù lù ] bubble bath lotion |
| 泡泡糖 | [ paò paò táng ] bubble gum |
| 泡泡紗 | [ paò paò shā ] seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples) |
| 泡泡襪 | [ paò pao wà ] loose socks, baggy socks |
| 泡湯 | [ paò tāng ] to dawdle, to go slow deliberately, to fizzle out, to have all one's hopes dashed, (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring |
| 泡溫泉 | [ paò wēn quán ] to soak in a spa or hot spring |
| 泡漩 | [ paò xuán ] eddy, whirlpool |
| 泡澡 | [ paò zaǒ ] to bathe, to immerse oneself in a warm bath |
| 泡病號 | [ paò bìng haò ] to dilly-dally on the pretence of being ill, to malinger |
| 泡罩塔 | [ paò zhaò tǎ ] distillation tower, bubble tower, plate column |
| 泡腳 | [ paò ] foot bath, foot soak |
| 泡芙 | [ paò fú ] cream puff (loanword), profiterole |
| 泡芙人 | [ paò fú rén ] (coll.) skinny fat person (person who is MONW: metabolically obese normal weight) |
| 泡茶 | [ paò chá ] to make tea |
| 泡菜 | [ paò caì ] pickled cabbage |
| 泡蘑菇 | [ paò mó gu ] to procrastinate, to shilly-shally and waste time |
| 泡貨 | [ paō huò ] light but bulky goods |
| 泡飯 | [ paò fàn ] to soak cooked rice in soup or water, cooked rice reheated in boiling water |
| 泡饃 | [ paò mó ] meat and bread soup (a specialty of Shaanxi cuisine) |
| 泡騰 | [ paò téng ] to bubble, to fizz, to effervesce |
| 泡麵 | [ paò miàn ] instant noodles |
| ⇒ 一點水一個泡 | [ yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè paò ] honest and trustworthy (idiom) |
| ⇒ 住宅泡沫 | [ zhù zhaí paò mò ] housing bubble |
| ⇒ 化為泡影 | [ huà weí paò yǐng ] to come to nothing (idiom) |
| ⇒ 卵泡 | [ luǎn paò ] follicle |
| ⇒ 囊泡 | [ náng paò ] vesicle |
| ⇒ 夢幻泡影 | [ mèng huàn paò yǐng ] illusion (Buddhism), pipe dream |
| ⇒ 如法泡製 | [ rú fǎ paò zhì ] lit. to follow the recipe (idiom), to follow the same plan |
| ⇒ 娘泡 | [ niáng paò ] variant of 娘炮[niang2 pao4] |
| ⇒ 小泡 | [ paò ] vesicles |
| ⇒ 尿泡 | [ suī pao ] (dialect) bladder, to urinate |
| ⇒ 氣泡 | [ qì paò ] bubble, blister (in metal), (of beverages) sparkling, carbonated |
| ⇒ 氣泡布 | [ qì paò bù ] bubble wrap |
| ⇒ 氣泡膜 | [ qì paò mó ] bubble wrap |
| ⇒ 水泡 | [ shuǐ paò ] bubble, blister |
| ⇒ 沖泡 | [ chōng paò ] to add water (or other liquid) to (another ingredient such as powdered milk or tea leaves), to infuse (tea) |
| ⇒ 油泡 | [ yoú paò ] to sauté, bubbles that appear in the oil when deep-frying |
| ⇒ 泡泡 | [ paò pao ] bubbles |
| ⇒ 泡泡口香糖 | [ paò paò koǔ xiāng táng ] bubble-gum |
| ⇒ 泡泡浴 | [ paò paò yù ] bubble bath |
| ⇒ 泡泡浴露 | [ paò paò yù lù ] bubble bath lotion |
| ⇒ 泡泡糖 | [ paò paò táng ] bubble gum |
| ⇒ 泡泡紗 | [ paò paò shā ] seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples) |
| ⇒ 泡泡襪 | [ paò pao wà ] loose socks, baggy socks |
| ⇒ 浸泡 | [ jìn paò ] to steep, to soak, to immerse |
| ⇒ 液泡 | [ yè paò ] vacuole (biology) |
| ⇒ 濾泡 | [ lǜ paò ] follicle |
| ⇒ 燈泡 | [ dēng paò ] light bulb, see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4], third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang), CL:個|个[ge4] |
| ⇒ 燎泡 | [ paò ] blister (caused by burns) |
| ⇒ 發泡 | [ fā paò ] to produce foam, (of a beverage) fizzy, sparkling |
| ⇒ 發泡劑 | [ fā paò jì ] foaming agent, blowing agent |
| ⇒ 發泡膠 | [ fā paò ] expanded polystyrene (EPS), styrofoam |
| ⇒ 磨起泡 | [ mó qǐ paò ] friction blister |
| ⇒ 終成泡影 | [ zhōng chéng paò yǐng ] to come to nothing (idiom) |
| ⇒ 網狀泡沫 | [ wǎng zhuàng paò mò ] reticulated foam |
| ⇒ 纖維囊泡症 | [ xiān weí náng paò zhèng ] cystic fibrosis |
| ⇒ 肥皂泡 | [ feí zaò paò ] soap bubble |
| ⇒ 肺泡 | [ feì paò ] pulmonary alveolus |
| ⇒ 胚囊泡 | [ peī náng paò ] (biology) blastodermic vesicle |
| ⇒ 胚泡 | [ peī paò ] (biology) blastocyst |
| ⇒ 腦子有泡 | [ naǒ zi yoǔ paò ] soft in the head, brainless, dumb |
| ⇒ 膿泡 | [ nóng paò ] pustule, pussy pimple, same as 膿包|脓包[nong2 bao1] |
| ⇒ 豬水泡病 | [ zhū shuǐ paò bìng ] swine vesicular disease (SVD) |
| ⇒ 起泡 | [ qǐ paò ] to bubble, to foam, to blister, to sprout boils (on one's body), sparkling (wine etc) |
| ⇒ 起泡沫 | [ qǐ paò mò ] to emit bubbles, to bubble, to foam (with rage), to seethe |
| ⇒ 軟磨硬泡 | [ ruǎn mó yìng paò ] to coax and pester (idiom), to wheedle, to cajole |
| ⇒ 醃泡 | [ yān paò ] to marinade |
| ⇒ 電燈泡 | [ diàn dēng paò ] light bulb, (slang) unwanted third guest |
| ⇒ 韓國泡菜 | [ hán guó paò caì ] kimchi, Korean pickled cabbage |
| ⇒ 韓式泡菜 | [ hán shì paò caì ] kimchi |
| ⇒ 香泡樹 | [ xiāng paō shù ] citron (Citrus medica), grapefruit |
