Usage of the character 泡

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

pāo

泡

[泡]

puffed; swollen; spongy
small lake (esp. in place names)
classifier for urine or feces

nángpào

囊泡

[囊泡]

vesicle

pàoniū

泡妞

[泡妞]

to pick up girls
to play around with girls
to chase after girls

yèpào

液泡

[液泡]

vacuole (biology)

shuǐpào

水泡

[水泡]

bubble
blister

pàotāng

泡汤

[泡湯]

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

pàocài

泡菜

[泡菜]

pickled cabbage

chōngpào

冲泡

[沖泡]

to add water (or other liquid) to (another ingredient such as powdered milk or tea leaves)
to infuse (tea)

lüpào

滤泡

[濾泡]

follicle

pàofàn

泡饭

[泡飯]

to soak cooked rice in soup or water
cooked rice reheated in boiling water

pàojiāo

泡椒

[泡椒]

pickled pepper

pàomò

泡沫

[泡沫]

foam
(soap) bubble
(economic) bubble

pàojiǎo

泡脚

[泡腳]

to soak the feet

jìnpào

浸泡

[浸泡]

to steep
to soak
to immerse

nóngpào

脓泡

[膿泡]

pustule
pussy pimple
same as 膿包／脓包 (nóngbāo)

niángpào

娘泡

[娘泡]

variant of 娘炮 (niángpào)

pāotóng

泡桐

[泡桐]

Paulownia (genus)

pàozi

泡子

[泡子]

light bulb

pàomó

泡馍

[泡饃]

meat and bread soup (a specialty of Shaanxi cuisine)

pàofú

泡芙

[泡芙]

cream puff (loanword)
profiterole

pēipào

胚泡

[胚泡]

(biology) blastocyst

dēngpào

灯泡

[燈泡]

light bulb
see also 電燈泡／电灯泡 (diàndēngpào)
third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang)
CL:個／个 (gè)

pàozhì

泡制

[泡製]

to infuse; to brew (a herbal remedy or beverage)

fāpào

发泡

[發泡]

to produce foam
(of a beverage) fizzy
sparkling

qǐpào

起泡

[起泡]

to bubble
to foam
to blister
to sprout boils (on one's body)
sparkling (wine etc)

yānpào

腌泡

[醃泡]

to marinade

pāohuò

泡货

[泡貨]

light but bulky goods

pàoténg

泡腾

[泡騰]

to bubble
to fizz
to effervesce

xiǎopào

小泡

[小泡]

vesicles

pàobā

泡吧

[泡吧]

to spend time in a bar (alcohol, Internet etc)
to go clubbing

liáopào

燎泡

[燎泡]

blister (caused by burns)

pàoyǐng

泡影

[泡影]

(lit.) froth and shadows
(fig.) illusion; mirage

fèipào

肺泡

[肺泡]

pulmonary alveolus

pàomiàn

泡面

[泡麵]

instant noodles
(Tw) pirated software

pāozi

泡子

[泡子]

small lake
pond

pàochá

泡茶

[泡茶]

to make tea

pàopao

泡泡

[泡泡]

bubbles

luǎnpāo

卵泡

[卵泡]

ovarian follicle
Taiwan pr. (luǎnpào)

suīpao

尿泡

[尿泡]

(dialect) bladder

yóupào

油泡

[油泡]

to sauté
bubbles that appear in the oil when deep-frying

qìpào

气泡

[氣泡]

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

pàofā

泡发

[泡發]

to reconstitute (dried mushrooms, seaweed etc)

pàoxuán

泡漩

[泡漩]

eddy
whirlpool

pàozǎo

泡澡

[泡澡]

to bathe
to immerse oneself in a warm bath

pàoshuǐ

泡水

[泡水]

to infuse
to soak in water

pàopàotáng

泡泡糖

[泡泡糖]

bubble gum

pàozhàotǎ

泡罩塔

[泡罩塔]

distillation tower
bubble tower
plate column

qìpàomó

气泡膜

[氣泡膜]

bubble wrap

fāpàojì

发泡剂

[發泡劑]

foaming agent
blowing agent

pàowēnquán

泡温泉

[泡溫泉]

to soak in a spa or hot spring

fāpàojiāo

发泡胶

[發泡膠]

expanded polystyrene (EPS)
styrofoam

pàopaowà

泡泡袜

[泡泡襪]

loose socks
baggy socks

pēinángpào

胚囊泡

[胚囊泡]

(biology) blastodermic vesicle

pàodǎfěn

泡打粉

[泡打粉]

baking powder

féizàopào

肥皂泡

[肥皂泡]

soap bubble

pàobìnghào

泡病号

[泡病號]

to dilly-dally on the pretence of being ill
to malinger

xiāngpāoshù

香泡树

[香泡樹]

citron (Citrus medica)
grapefruit

qìpàobù

气泡布

[氣泡布]

bubble wrap

diàndēngpào

电灯泡

[電燈泡]

light bulb
(slang) unwanted third guest

pàomógu

泡蘑菇

[泡蘑菇]

to procrastinate
to shilly-shally and waste time

qǐpàomò

起泡沫

[起泡沫]

to emit bubbles
to bubble
to foam (with rage)
to seethe

pàopàoyù

泡泡浴

[泡泡浴]

bubble bath

pàopàoshā

泡泡纱

[泡泡紗]

seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples)

móqǐpào

磨起泡

[磨起泡]

friction blister

pàofúrén

泡芙人

[泡芙人]

(coll.) skinny fat person (person who is MONW: metabolically obese normal weight)

wǎngzhuàngpàomò

网状泡沫

[網狀泡沫]

reticulated foam

pàomòsùliào

泡沫塑料

[泡沫塑料]

styrofoam

zhùzháipàomò

住宅泡沫

[住宅泡沫]

housing bubble

huàwéipàoyǐng

化为泡影

[化為泡影]

(idiom) to come to nothing

rúfǎpàozhì

如法泡制

[如法泡製]

lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
to follow the same plan

Hánguópàocài

韩国泡菜

[韓國泡菜]

kimchi

pàomòjīngjì

泡沫经济

[泡沫經濟]

bubble economy

zhōngchéngpàoyǐng

终成泡影

[終成泡影]

(idiom) to come to nothing

Hánshìpàocài

韩式泡菜

[韓式泡菜]

kimchi

ruǎnmóyìngpào

软磨硬泡

[軟磨硬泡]

to coax and pester (idiom)
to wheedle
to cajole

zhūshuǐpàobìng

猪水泡病

[豬水泡病]

swine vesicular disease (SVD)

pàopàoyùlù

泡泡浴露

[泡泡浴露]

bubble bath lotion

nǎoziyǒupào

脑子有泡

[腦子有泡]

soft in the head
brainless
dumb

mènghuànpàoyǐng

梦幻泡影

[夢幻泡影]

(Buddhism) illusion
pipe dream

pàopàokǒuxiāngtáng

泡泡口香糖

[泡泡口香糖]

bubble-gum

xiānwéinángpàozhèng

纤维囊泡症

[纖維囊泡症]

cystic fibrosis

yīdiǎnshuǐyīgèpào

一点水一个泡

[一點水一個泡]

honest and trustworthy (idiom)