| 泡 | pāo | puffed; swollen; spongy; small lake (esp. in place names); classifier for urine or feces |
| 泡 | pào | bubble; foam; blister (i.e. skin bubble); to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to shilly-shally; to hang about; to pick up (a girl); to get off with (a sexual partner) |
| 泡沫 | pào mò | foam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble |
| 泡桐 | pāo tóng | Paulownia tree (Fermiana platanifolia), a lightweight strong wood used for musical instruments; Chinese parasol tree |
| 泡菜 | pào cài | pickled cabbage |
| 泡制 | pào zhì | to brew; to infuse; to pickle |
| 泡吧 | pào bā | to spend time in a bar (alcohol, internet etc); to go clubbing |
| 泡妞 | pào niū | to pick up girls; to play around with girls; to chase after girls |
| 泡子 | pāo zi | small lake; pond |
| 泡子 | pào zi | light bulb |
| 泡影 | pào yǐng | lit. soap bubble; pie in the sky; nothing |
| 泡打粉 | pào dǎ fěn | baking powder |
| 泡水 | pào shuǐ | to infuse; to soak in water |
| 泡沫经济 | pào mò jīng jì | bubble economy |
| 泡泡 | pào pao | bubbles |
| 泡泡口香糖 | pào pào kǒu xiāng táng | bubble-gum |
| 泡泡浴 | pào pào yù | bubble bath |
| 泡泡浴露 | pào pào yù lù | bubble bath lotion |
| 泡泡糖 | pào pào táng | bubble gum |
| 泡泡纱 | pào pào shā | seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples) |
| 泡汤 | pào tāng | to dawdle; to go slow deliberately; to fizzle out; to have all one's hopes dashed |
| 泡温泉 | pào wēn quán | to soak in a spa or hot spring |
| 泡漩 | pào xuán | eddy; whirlpool |
| 泡澡 | pào zǎo | to bathe; to immerse oneself in a warm bath |
| 泡病号 | pào bìng hào | to dilly-dally on the pretence of being ill; to malinger |
| 泡罩塔 | pào zhào tǎ | distillation tower; bubble tower; plate column |
| 泡脚 | pào jiǎo | foot bath; foot soak |
| 泡茶 | pào chá | make tea |
| 泡蘑菇 | pào mó gu | to procrastinate; to shilly-shally and waste time |
| 泡货 | pāo huò | light but bulky goods |
| 泡饭 | pào fàn | to soak cooked rice in soup or water; cooked rice reheated in boiling water |
| 泡腾 | pào téng | to bubble; to fizz; to effervesce |
| 泡面 | pāo miàn | instant noodles |
