泡汤 meaning in English
(coll.) to fizzle out; to come to nothing; to dawdle; to stall
Traditional 泡湯14 strokes
Meaning of 泡汤
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
pàotāng
- (coll.) to fizzle out; to come to nothing
- to dawdle; to stall
- (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring bath
泡汤 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
由于下雨，野餐泡汤了。
The picnic was canceled because of rain.
Stroke order for each character
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泡 pào · bubble · 8 strokes
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汤 tāng · soup · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 泡汤.
| 泡沫 | pàomò | foam; (soap) bubble |
| 灯泡 | dēngpào | light bulb; see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4] |
| 气泡 | qìpào | bubble; blister (in metal) |
| 浸泡 | jìnpào | to steep; to soak |
| 汤圆 | tāngyuán | boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival |
| 泡妞 | pàoniū | to pick up girls; to play around with girls |
| 泡菜 | pàocài | pickled cabbage |
| 泡泡 | pàopao | bubbles |
| 泡茶 | pàochá | to make tea |
| 汤匙 | tāngchí | soup spoon; tablespoon |
| 泡澡 | pàozǎo | to bathe; to immerse oneself in a warm bath |
| 水泡 | shuǐpào | bubble; blister |
Questions about 泡汤
What does 泡汤 mean?
泡汤 (pàotāng) means "(coll.) to fizzle out; to come to nothing; to dawdle; to stall".
How do you write 泡汤?
泡汤 is made of 2 characters: 泡 (8 strokes), 汤 (6 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
How is 泡汤 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 泡汤 is written 泡湯.