Chinese word dictionary

浸泡

jìnpào · to steep; to soak; to immerse

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Word information

Simplified浸泡

Traditional浸泡

Pinyinjìnpào

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

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

浸jìn

to dip, to immerse, to soak; to percolate, to steep

泡pào

bubble, blister; swollen, puffed up

How to learn 浸泡

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.

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沉浸chénjìn

to soak; to permeate; to immerse

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]

泡沫pàomò

foam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble

气泡qìpào

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

浸没jìn mò

to immerse; to swamp

浸种jìn zhǒng

to soak seeds (in water to hasten germination, or in a chemical solution to prevent damage from insects etc)