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泡 is a phono-semantic compound. The water radical 氵 on the left signals its relation to liquids and aqueous environments. The right component 包 means "wrap" or "enclose", but here serves purely as the phonetic element, indicating the pronunciation. The word primarily refers to a bubble, blister, or foam, pockets of gas trapped in liquid or solid, and is also widely used as a verb meaning to steep, soak, or infuse something in liquid, as in brewing tea or soaking laundry.
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我喜欢吹泡泡。
他每天都会泡茶。
我晚上经常吃泡面。
她喜欢泡热水澡。
把衣服浸泡在水中。
他会泡很好的咖啡。
他们周末去泡酒吧。
我们的计划泡汤了。
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