Chinese Character Dictionary

泗阳县

Sì yáng Xiàn

Siyang County in Suqian 宿遷|宿迁[Sù qiān], Jiangsu

泙

píng

sound of water splashing

泚

cĭ

clear

泛

fàn

to float

泛代数

fàn dài shù

universal algebra

泛光灯

fàn guāng dēng

floodlight

泛函分析

fàn hán fēn xī

(math.) functional analysis

泛大洋

fàn dà yáng

Panthalassis (geology)

泛大陆

fàn dà lù

Pangea (geology)

泛指

fàn zhĭ

to make a general reference

泛民主派

fàn mín zhŭ pài

pan-Democratic alliance (Hong Kong)

泛泛之交

fàn fàn zhī jiāo

nodding acquaintance

泛泛而谈

fàn fàn ér tán

to speak in general terms

泛滥

fàn làn

to be in flood

泛滥成灾

fàn làn chéng zāi

flood causes disaster (idiom); fig. swamped with work

泛珠三角

fàn zhū sān jiăo

Pan-Pearl River delta

泛珠江三角

fàn zhū jiāng sān jiăo

the Pan-Pearl river delta (economic zone including the provinces around Guangzhou and Hong Kong)

泛白

fàn bái

to be suffused with white

泛神论

fàn shén lùn

pantheism, theological theory equating God with the Universe

泛称

fàn chēng

general term

泛红

fàn hóng

to blush

泛自然神论

fàn zì rán shén lùn

pandeism, theological theory that God created the Universe and became one with it

泛舟

fàn zhōu

to go boating

泛读

fàn dú

extensive reading

泛酸

fàn suān

pantothenic acid

泛音

fàn yīn

overtone

泜

zhī

a river in Hebei province

泝

sù

variant of 溯[sù]

泝源

sù yuán

variant of 溯源[sù yuán]

泠

Líng

surname Ling

泡

pāo

puffed

泡制

pào zhì

to brew

泡吧

pào bā

to spend time in a bar (alcohol, Internet etc)

泡妞

pào niū

to pick up girls

泡子

pāo zi

small lake

泡影

pào yĭng

lit. soap bubble

泡打粉

pào dă fĕn

baking powder

泡桐

pāo tóng

Paulownia tree (Fermiana platanifolia), a lightweight strong wood used for musical instruments

泡水

pào shuĭ

to infuse

泡沫

pào mò

foam

泡沫经济

pào mò jīng jì

bubble economy

泡泡

pào pao

bubbles

泡泡口香糖

pào pào kŏu xiāng táng

bubble-gum

泡泡浴

pào pào yù

bubble bath

泡泡浴露

pào pào yù lù

bubble bath lotion

泡泡糖

pào pào táng

bubble gum

泡泡纱

pào pào shā

seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples)

泡汤

pào tāng

to dawdle

泡温泉

pào wēn quán

to soak in a spa or hot spring

泡漩

pào xuán

eddy

泡澡

pào zăo

to bathe

泡病号

pào bìng hào

to dilly-dally on the pretence of being ill

泡罩塔

pào zhào tă

distillation tower

泡脚

pào jiăo

foot bath

泡芙

pào fú

cream puff (loanword)

泡茶

pào chá

to make tea

泡菜

pào cài

pickled cabbage

泡蘑菇

pào mó gu

to procrastinate

泡货

pāo huò

light but bulky goods

泡饭

pào fàn

to soak cooked rice in soup or water