泡沫

pàomò
noun HSK 7 #8,699

Meanings

  1. 1 foam; froth; bubbles
  2. 2 bubble (figurative, e.g. economic bubble)

Examples

Píjiǔ shàngmiàn yǒu yī céng pàomò.
There's a layer of foam on top of the beer.
Fángdìchǎn pàomò chízǎo huì pòliè.
The real estate bubble will burst sooner or later.
Háizimen zài yùgāng lǐ wán pàomò.
The children are playing with bubbles in the bathtub.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

pào