| 泡沫经济 | [ paò mò jīng jì ] bubble economy |
| 泡泡纱 | [ paò paò shā ] seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples) |
| 泡泡袜 | [ paò pao wà ] loose socks, baggy socks |
| 泡汤 | [ 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 |
| 泡温泉 | [ paò wēn quán ] to soak in a spa or hot spring |
| 泡病号 | [ paò bìng haò ] to dilly-dally on the pretence of being ill, to malinger |
| 泡脚 | [ paò ] foot bath, foot soak |
| 泡货 | [ paō huò ] light but bulky goods |
| 泡饭 | [ paò fàn ] to soak cooked rice in soup or water, cooked rice reheated in boiling water |
| 泡馍 | [ paò mó ] meat and bread soup (a specialty of Shaanxi cuisine) |
| 泡腾 | [ paò téng ] to bubble, to fizz, to effervesce |
| 泡面 | [ paò miàn ] instant noodles |
| ⇒ 一点水一个泡 | [ yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè paò ] honest and trustworthy (idiom) |
| ⇒ 化为泡影 | [ huà weí paò yǐng ] to come to nothing (idiom) |
| ⇒ 梦幻泡影 | [ mèng huàn paò yǐng ] illusion (Buddhism), pipe dream |
| ⇒ 如法泡制 | [ rú fǎ paò zhì ] lit. to follow the recipe (idiom), to follow the same plan |
| ⇒ 气泡 | [ qì paò ] bubble, blister (in metal), (of beverages) sparkling, carbonated |
| ⇒ 气泡布 | [ qì paò bù ] bubble wrap |
| ⇒ 气泡膜 | [ qì paò mó ] bubble wrap |
| ⇒ 冲泡 | [ chōng paò ] to add water (or other liquid) to (another ingredient such as powdered milk or tea leaves), to infuse (tea) |
| ⇒ 泡泡纱 | [ paò paò shā ] seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples) |
| ⇒ 泡泡袜 | [ paò pao wà ] loose socks, baggy socks |
| ⇒ 滤泡 | [ lǜ paò ] follicle |
| ⇒ 灯泡 | [ 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] |
| ⇒ 发泡 | [ fā paò ] to produce foam, (of a beverage) fizzy, sparkling |
| ⇒ 发泡剂 | [ fā paò jì ] foaming agent, blowing agent |
| ⇒ 发泡胶 | [ fā paò ] expanded polystyrene (EPS), styrofoam |
| ⇒ 终成泡影 | [ zhōng chéng paò yǐng ] to come to nothing (idiom) |
| ⇒ 网状泡沫 | [ wǎng zhuàng paò mò ] reticulated foam |
| ⇒ 纤维囊泡症 | [ xiān weí náng paò zhèng ] cystic fibrosis |
| ⇒ 脑子有泡 | [ naǒ zi yoǔ paò ] soft in the head, brainless, dumb |
| ⇒ 脓泡 | [ nóng paò ] pustule, pussy pimple, same as 膿包|脓包[nong2 bao1] |
| ⇒ 猪水泡病 | [ zhū shuǐ paò bìng ] swine vesicular disease (SVD) |
| ⇒ 软磨硬泡 | [ ruǎn mó yìng paò ] to coax and pester (idiom), to wheedle, to cajole |
| ⇒ 腌泡 | [ yān paò ] to marinade |
| ⇒ 电灯泡 | [ diàn dēng paò ] light bulb, (slang) unwanted third guest |
| ⇒ 韩国泡菜 | [ hán guó paò caì ] kimchi, Korean pickled cabbage |
| ⇒ 韩式泡菜 | [ hán shì paò caì ] kimchi |
| ⇒ 香泡树 | [ xiāng paō shù ] citron (Citrus medica), grapefruit |