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泡水
pàoshuǐ
Description
“泡水”常常表示东西被水泡了，或者车、房子被大水淹了，坏掉了。
"泡水" often means that something has been soaked in water, or that a car or house has been flooded and damaged.
它也可以表示把东西放在水里泡一泡。
It can also mean soaking something in water for a while.
Meanings
泡水pàoshuǐ
to be soaked or flooded by water
下大雨，他的车泡水了。
It rained heavily, and his car was flooded.
泡水pàoshuǐ
to soak something in water
这些豆子要先泡水。
These beans need to be soaked in water first.
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Notes
- Etymology
泡 (to soak) + 水 (water), literally "soak in water."
- Nuance
often describes flood-damaged cars (泡水车), implying the item is ruined.
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