pàopāo HSK6

bubbles

pào frequency
soak verb
to soak, steep, or infuse something in liquid

Please brew a pot of green tea for me.

soak in water verb
to immerse something in liquid for a period of time to soften or prepare it

These beans need to be soaked overnight before they can be cooked.

bubble noun
bubble or foam

The water in the kettle is boiling, and big bubbles keep rising to the surface.

pick up verb
to flirt with, pick up, or seduce a romantic partner

He's always picking up girls at the bar.

blister noun
a swelling on the skin containing liquid

I accidentally got a blister from the hot water.

classifier measure word
classifier for infusions of tea or for certain bodily functions

This Tieguanyin tea is still flavorful even after the fourth infusion.

loiter verb
to dawdle, loiter, or spend a lot of time in a particular place

He spent all day in the library during the holidays.

pāo
classifier measure word
classifier for urine or feces

The dog took a leak under the utility pole.

spongy verb
puffed, swollen, or spongy in texture

This wood is too spongy and not suitable for making furniture.

lake noun
small lake, especially used in place names

When I was a child, I often went fishing in that pond at the edge of the village.

Frequency

Character
Written text
2,000th most common 36.4 per million
Movie subtitles
1,307th most common 58.6 per million appears in 23% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
32.9 per million appears in 12% of films
Written text
55.4 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 6
Strokes
8
Unicode
U+6CE1

Sources