泡沫
pào mò
Pinyin

Definition

泡沫
 - 
pào mò
  1. foam
  2. (soap) bubble
  3. (economic) bubble

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

泡
pāo
  1. 1 puffed
  2. 2 swollen
  3. 3 spongy
  4. 4 small lake (esp. in place names)
  5. 5 classifier for urine or feces
泡面
pào miàn
  1. 1 instant noodles
气泡
qì pào
  1. 1 bubble
  2. 2 blister (in metal)
  3. 3 (of beverages) sparkling
  4. 4 carbonated
水泡
shuǐ pào
  1. 1 bubble
  2. 2 blister
冲泡
chōng pào
  1. 1 to add water (or other liquid) to (another ingredient such as powdered milk or tea leaves)
  2. 2 to infuse (tea)
泡妞
pào niū
  1. 1 to pick up girls
  2. 2 to play around with girls
  3. 3 to chase after girls
泡椒
pào jiāo
  1. 1 pickled pepper
泡沫
pào mò
  1. 1 foam
  2. 2 (soap) bubble
  3. 3 (economic) bubble
泡泡
pào pao
  1. 1 bubbles
泡汤
pào tāng
  1. 1 to dawdle
  2. 2 to go slow deliberately
  3. 3 to fizzle out
  4. 4 to have all one's hopes dashed
  5. 5 (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring
泡澡
pào zǎo
  1. 1 to bathe
  2. 2 to immerse oneself in a warm bath
泡芙
pào fú
  1. 1 cream puff (loanword)
  2. 2 profiterole
泡菜
pào cài
  1. 1 pickled cabbage
泡饭
pào fàn
  1. 1 to soak cooked rice in soup or water
  2. 2 cooked rice reheated in boiling water
浸泡
jìn pào
  1. 1 to steep
  2. 2 to soak
  3. 3 to immerse
灯泡
dēng pào
  1. 1 light bulb
  2. 2 see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[diàn dēng pào]
  3. 3 third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang)
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
相濡以沫
xiāng rú yǐ mò
  1. 1 to moisten with spittle (idiom); sharing meager resources
  2. 2 mutual help in humble circumstances
起泡
qǐ pào
  1. 1 to bubble
  2. 2 to foam
  3. 3 to blister
  4. 4 to sprout boils (on one's body)
  5. 5 sparkling (wine etc)
电灯泡
diàn dēng pào
  1. 1 light bulb
  2. 2 (slang) unwanted third guest
卵泡
luǎn pào
  1. 1 follicle

Idioms (7)

一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào
  1. 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
化为泡影
huà wéi pào yǐng
  1. 1 to come to nothing (idiom)
如法泡制
rú fǎ pào zhì
  1. 1 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
  2. 2 to follow the same plan
濡沫涸辙
rú mò hé zhé
  1. 1 to help each other out in hard times (idiom)
相濡以沫
xiāng rú yǐ mò
  1. 1 to moisten with spittle (idiom); sharing meager resources
  2. 2 mutual help in humble circumstances
终成泡影
zhōng chéng pào yǐng
  1. 1 to come to nothing (idiom)
软磨硬泡
ruǎn mó yìng pào
  1. 1 to coax and pester (idiom)
  2. 2 to wheedle
  3. 3 to cajole

Sample Sentences

当然不是，从中国国内的情况来看，人民币加入SDR将催化推动国内金融改革，中国的资产价格将逐步跟国际接轨，资产泡沫问题将逐步得到解决。
dāngrán bùshì ，cóng Zhōngguó guónèi de qíngkuàng láikàn ，rénmínbì jiārù SDR jiāng cuīhuà tuīdòng guónèi jīnróng gǎigé ，Zhōngguó de zīchǎn jiàgé jiāng zhúbù gēn guójì jiēguǐ ，zīchǎn pàomò wèntí jiāng zhúbù dédào jiějué 。
Of course not, in terms of domestic affairs, the renminbi's inclusion in the SDR basket will serve as a catalyst for domestic financial reform. The price of property in China will gradually be brought into line with the international community and the property bubble problem will gradually get resolved.
Go to Lesson 
房价就是被整天想着买房的人推高的。如果大家都不买，齐心协力和政府一起挤出房价的泡沫，房价才能降下来。
fángjià jiùshì bèi zhěngtiān xiǎng zhe mǎifáng de rén tuī gāo de 。rúguǒ dàjiā dōu bù mǎi ，qíxīnxiélì hé zhèngfǔ yīqǐ jǐ chū fángjià de pàomò ，fángjià cáinéng jiàngxialai 。
Housing prices are being pushed higher by people thinking about buying houses all day long. If everyone doesn't buy them, then by working together with the government, we can deflate the bubble and housing prices can come down.
Go to Lesson 
你嚷嚷有什么用？谁跟你一起挤泡沫呢？只能眼睁睁看着房价大涨，赚钱速度永远也赶不上房价上涨速度。
nǐ rāngrang yǒu shénme yòng ？shéi gēn nǐ yīqǐ jǐ pàomò ne ？zhǐnéng yǎnzhēngzhēng kànzhe fángjià dàzhǎng ，zhuànqián sùdù yǒngyuǎn yě gǎnbushàng fángjià shàngzhǎng sùdù 。
What's all of your hollering going to do? Who's going to deflate the bubble with you? All we can do is look on helplessly as housing prices increase. The rate of the money we earn will never catch up to the rate that housing prices are increasing.
Go to Lesson 
房产泡沫那么严重，我觉得现在投资房产的话不是很明智。
fángchǎn pàomò nàme yánzhòng ，wǒ juéde xiànzài tóuzī fángchǎn dehuà bùshì hěn míngzhì 。
With the housing market bubble so severe, I don't think it's very wise to invest in housing right now.
Go to Lesson 
哎，各人有各人的路。你别看眼下IT好，可前几年网络泡沫的时候，还不是有一大批人失业。不过说到IT外包，这不是印度的天下吗？
āi ，gè rén yǒu gè rén de lù 。nǐ bié kàn yǎnxià IT hǎo ，kě qián jǐ nián wǎngluò pāomò de shíhou ，hái bù shì yǒu yīdàpī rén shīyè 。bùguò shuōdào IT wàibāo ，zhè bù shì Yìndù de tiānxià ma ？
Ah, different strokes for different folks. Don't just look at how well IT is doing now-- a few years ago, during the Internet bubble, weren't there a bunch of people out of work? But as far as IT outsourcing goes, isn't India still on top?
Go to Lesson