pào tāng

泡 汤

Level:

SW HSK PLUS Pre-Intermediate

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v.dialmetahope dashed to pieces; fail; fall flat/through
- zhè ge yuè de jì huà yào pào tāng le
  这个月的计划要泡汤了。
  This month's plan is bound to fall through.
- zhè bǐ mǎi mai pào tāng le
  这笔买卖泡汤了。
  This transaction has failed.
- yóu yú guǎn lǐ bù shàn tóu zī quán bù pào tāng le
  由于管理不善，投资全部泡汤了。
  As a result of bad management, the investment came to nothing at all.
synonym
luò kōng落空 pò miè破灭
2
v.make a soup (usually an instant one)
- wǒ rèn wéi chī mǐ fàn pào tāng duì wèi bù hǎo
  我认为吃米饭泡汤对胃不好。
  I don't think that eating the rice immersed in soup does any good to the stomach.
3
v.bathe (in a hot spring)
- dōng tiān tā xǐ huan dào wēn quán pào tāng
  冬天，他喜欢到温泉泡汤。
  In winter, he enjoys bathing in a hot spring.
4
v.dialdawdle; dilly-dally
- bù yào pào tāng hùn rì zi
  不要泡汤混日子。
  Don't dawdle away your time.

Separable word
"泡" and "汤" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 我的计划从来没泡过汤。
  My plan has never failed.
- 一切进展顺利，泡不了汤。
  Everything's going well. It won’t fall through.
- 因为他没来，这计划才泡的汤。
  The plan fell through because he didn't come.

泡汤