水泡

shuǐpào

noun #19,017

Measure Word

一个水泡 gè

Meanings

1 bubble (in water)
2 blister (on skin)

Characters

bubble; blister; to soak

Examples

水烧开了，冒出很多水泡。

Shuǐ shāo kāi le, mào chū hěnduō shuǐpào.

The water boiled and many bubbles rose up.

走了太多路，脚上起了水泡。

Zǒu le tài duō lù, jiǎo shang qǐ le shuǐpào.

I walked too much and got blisters on my feet.

Tips

usage

水泡 means both water bubbles and skin blisters. The idiom 打水漂 (to skip stones / to waste money) is related but different -- 水泡 is a bubble, while 水漂 is a skipping stone.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

泡 pào