浸泡
Old HSK 6
浸泡 (jìnpào) · to soak
浸泡 (jìnpào) means “to soak; to steep; to immerse”. It is written with 2 characters: 浸 (to dip) + 泡 (bubble). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 浸泡 is built
The characters
浸 jìn · to dip
What 浸 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 冖mì — cover
- 又yòu — and
泡 pào · bubble
What 泡 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 包bāo — wrap
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Example sentences
做饭前先把米浸泡一会儿。Zuòfàn qián xiān bǎ mǐ jìnpào yíhuìr.Soak the rice for a while before cooking.
衣服浸泡半小时再洗。Yīfu jìnpào bàn xiǎoshí zài xǐ.Soak the clothes for half an hour before washing.
Questions about 浸泡
What does 浸泡 mean?
浸泡 (jìnpào) means “to soak; to steep; to immerse”.
How do you pronounce 浸泡?
浸泡 is pronounced jìnpào.
Which HSK level is 浸泡?
浸泡 is in Old HSK 6.
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Learn 浸泡 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 98: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.