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泡

to soak; to steep, to pursue romantically; to hit on, to hang out

pʰ ɑ ʊ̯ ⁵ ¹
verb Common #5,123
to soak; to steep To leave something in liquid, or immerse yourself in liquid such as a hot bath.
CH: 不过现在是泡热水澡的时间。
EN: But now it’s time to take a hot bath.

三号我先泡着啊

I’ll leave number three soaking for now.

— 洗澡 (1999)

都泡在水里了

It’s all soaked in water.

— 天气之子 (2019)

她肯定一天要泡两次澡

She definitely takes two baths a day.

— 西线无战事 (2022)

我泡了个澡身体暖和起来了。

I took a bath and warmed up.

居然去泡一条鱼

You actually went and picked up a fish.

— 美人鱼 (2016)

我去泡咖啡给你喝

I’ll go make you a cup of coffee.

— 红猪 (1992)

待会要泡一下吗？

Do you want to take a bath later?

— 小偷家族 (2018)

你去泡个茶

Go make some tea.

— 小偷家族 (2018)

你帮我泡两杯茶好不好?

Could you make us two cups of tea?

— 一一 (2000)

一个人在这儿淋着那哪有在这儿泡着舒坦啊

Getting drenched here by yourself—how could that be as comfortable as soaking here?

— 洗澡 (1999)

泡过之后应该会好一些。

It should feel a bit better after soaking.

不过现在是泡热水澡的时间

But now it’s time to take a hot bath.

— 罗马 (2018)

你会不会泡巧克力牛奶？

Do you know how to make chocolate milk?

要不然也会泡在浴缸其实嘛，她就在外边

Otherwise, she’d be soaking in the bathtub too. Actually, she’s outside.

— 英国病人 (1996)

我帮你泡杯茶

I'll make you a cup of tea.

— 控制 (2007)

帮我泡杯咖啡

Make me a cup of coffee.

— 伊莲娜 (2011)

他们可以享受泡温泉和休息

They can enjoy soaking in hot springs and relaxing.

— 东京物语 (1953)

我泡

I’ll soak it.

— 小偷家族 (2018)

等一下，我去帮你泡杯茶

Wait a moment, I’ll make you a cup of tea.

— 女王旅途 (2014)

你自己泡啦

Make it yourself.

— 天气之子 (2019)

现在湿婆随时都在泡水了

Now Shiva is in the water all the time.

— 巴霍巴利王：开端 (2015)

我泡…真好吃

What I made is really delicious.

— 小偷家族 (2018)

我们泡点茶去

Let's make some tea.

— 时空恋旅人 (2013)

泡一泡

Soak it for a while.

— 洗澡 (1999)

我刚泡了些茶，你要来点吗

I just made some tea. Would you like some?

— 爱，没有明天 (2003)

verb Rare #23,063
to pursue romantically; to hit on Informal slang, often suggesting an attempt to start an intimate relationship.
CH: 我真的喜欢你，一直以来就想泡你。
EN: I really like you; I’ve wanted to pursue you for a long time.

泡不上她，可以泡别人嘛，对不对？

If you can't get with her, you can get with someone else, right?

— 重庆森林 (1994)

自从变成这样子连妞都泡不到这种心情你们不会明白的

Ever since I ended up like this, I can't even pick up girls. You guys will never understand how that feels.

— 少林足球 (2001)

你马上就能泡到妞了

You'll be picking up girls in no time.

— 触不可及 (2011)

他才泡不到女人呢

He couldn’t pick up women to save his life.

— 机械师 (2004)

还是泡妹子

Still chasing girls.

— 小萝莉的猴神大叔 (2015)

verb Rare #26,568
to hang out Informal; to spend time lingering somewhere, often without a particular purpose.
CH: 我周末常在咖啡馆泡一下午。
EN: I often hang out at a café all afternoon on weekends.

再泡会儿啊

Stay in a little longer.

— 洗澡 (1999)

想进来泡吗？

Want to come in for a soak?

— 小姐 (2016)

没过多久我们几乎整天泡在一起

Before long, we were spending almost all day together.

— Suzhou River (2000)

我再去泡你的房子跟我想像的一样

I’ll go check out your place again—it’s just as I imagined.

— 谜一样的双眼 (2009)

我常去那里泡

I often hang out there.

— 蒲公英 (1985)

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