Chinese word dictionary

泡芙

pào fú · cream puff (loanword); profiterole

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Word information

Simplified泡芙

Traditional泡芙

Pinyinpào fú

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

泡pào

bubble, blister; swollen, puffed up

芙fú

lotus; hibiscus

How to learn 泡芙

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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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dēngpào

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]

浸泡jìnpào

to steep; to soak; to immerse

泡沫pàomò

foam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble

气泡qìpào

bubble; blister (in metal); (of beverages) sparkling; carbonated