泡沫 (pào mò) — foam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble
Definition
泡沫 is foam or a cluster of bubbles (soap, beer, etc.) and also the term for an economic bubble. Unlike 气泡 (a single gas bubble inside liquid or material), 泡沫 usually means a mass on the surface or the financial sense.
noun
foam(soap) bubble(economic) bubble
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 泡沫。Zhè bēi pí jiǔ de pào mò hěn duō.This glass of beer has a lot of foam.
- 泡沫。Féi zào shuǐ qǐ le hěn duō pào mò.The soapy water produced a lot of bubbles.
- 泡沫，。Jīng jì pào mò pò liè hòu, hěn duō rén shī yè le.After the economic bubble burst, many people lost their jobs.
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