泡沫

pàomò

noun HSK 7-9 #8,699

Meanings

HSK 3

啤酒上面有一层泡沫。

Píjiǔ shàngmiàn yǒu yī céng pàomò.

There's a layer of foam on top of the beer.

HSK 4

孩子们在浴缸里玩泡沫。

Háizi men zài yùgāng lǐ wán pàomò.

The children are playing with bubbles in the bathtub.

HSK 7-9

房地产泡沫迟早会破裂。

Fángdìchǎn pàomò chízǎo huì pòliè.

The real estate bubble will burst sooner or later.

usage

泡沫 is used both literally (soap bubbles, beer foam) and figuratively (经济泡沫, economic bubble). 泡沫经济 specifically refers to a bubble economy.

泡 pào

沫 mò