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泡汤 (pào tāng): To fall through (verb phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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泡汤 consists of 2 characters.

泡 • pào • to soak, bubble, or foam • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

pào泡

to soak, bubble, or foam

汤 • tāng • soup • HSK 2.0 L4

HSK 4

tāng汤

soup

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Pinyinpào tāng

Meaningto fall through; to be ruined

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxverb phrase

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Example Sentences with 泡汤

Wǒ我

men们

de的

lǚ旅

xíng行

jì计

huà划

pào泡

tāng汤

le了

。

Our travel plans fell through.

Yīn因

wèi为

xià下

yǔ雨

，

yě野

cān餐

wán完

quán全

pào

泡

tāng汤

le了

。

Because of the rain, the picnic was completely ruined.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 泡汤.

Words with 泡

泡沫pào mòfoam; froth
浸泡jìn pàosoak; bath; immerse
气泡qì pàoAir bubble / gas bubble
灯泡dēng pàolight bulb
冒泡mào pàoto bubble; to surface briefly (online)
水泡shuǐ pàoblister; bubble
泡影pào yǐngbubble, illusion, vain hope
泡泡pào pàobubble

Words with 汤

汤圆tāng yuánboiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival
汤匙tāng chísoup spoon / tablespoon
汤面tāng miànnoodle soup
浓汤nóng tāngthick soup, broth

热汤

rè tāng

hot soup

熬汤áo tāngsimmer soup

羹汤gēng tāngthick soup or broth

肉汤ròu tāngmeat broth; meat soup