Word information
Simplified泡妞
Traditional泡妞
Pinyinpào niū
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Chinese word dictionary
泡妞
pào niū · to pick up girls; to play around with girls; to chase after girls
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泡pào
bubble; foam; blister; to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to loiter; to pick up (a girl); to get off with (a sexual partner); classifier for occurrences of an action; classifier for number of infusions
灯泡dēngpàolight 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]
浸泡jìnpàoto steep; to soak; to immerse
泡沫pàomòfoam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble
气泡qìpàobubble; blister (in metal); (of beverages) sparkling; carbonated