泼

pō

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to splash
2. to spill
3. rough and coarse
4. brutish

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 倒 dǎo 倒 dǎo to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 泼 implies forceful splashing; 倒 means to pour out: to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally
• 溅 jiàn 溅 jiàn to splash 泼 is intentional splashing; 溅 is accidental splattering: to splash

Synonyms

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• 洒 sǎ 洒 sǎ to sprinkle 泼 mainly means to splash liquid forcefully; 洒 means to sprinkle or spill, sometimes softer: to sprinkle

Usage notes

Collocations

常用搭配：“泼水” (splash water)、“泼冷水” (fig. pour cold water on, dampen enthusiasm)、“泼妇” (shrew, derogatory).

Common mistakes

不要混淆“泼”和“拨”（bō）。“拨”是用于移动或分配的动词，例如“拨电话”，而“泼”是液体溅出。

Example Sentences

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他往地上 泼 了一杯水。

He splashed a cup of water onto the ground.

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Words Containing 泼

• 活泼 活泼 huó po: lively
• 泼冷水 泼冷水 pō lěng shuǐ: (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm
• 撒泼 撒泼 sā pō: to make an unreasonable scene
• 油泼扯面 油泼扯面 yóu pō chě miàn: broad, belt-shaped noodles, popular in Shaanxi, also known as 𰻞𰻞麵|𰻝𰻝面[biáng biáng miàn]
• 泼出去的水 泼出去的水 pō chū qù de shuǐ: spilt water
• 泼妇 泼妇 pō fù: shrew
• 泼妇骂街 泼妇骂街 pō fù mà jiē: shouting abuse in the street like a fishwife
• 泼掉 泼掉 pō diào: spill
• 泼水 泼水 pō shuǐ: to sprinkle
• 泼水节 泼水节 pō shuǐ jié: Songkran (Thai New Year)
• 泼水难收 泼水难收 pō shuǐ nán shōu: water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change
• 泼溅 泼溅 pō jiàn: to spatter
• 泼烟花 泼烟花 pō yān huā: low-class prostitute
• 泼物 泼物 pō wù: evil creature (curse word)
• 泼贱 泼贱 pō jiàn: base
• 泼贱人 泼贱人 pō jiàn rén: slut
• 泼辣 泼辣 pō la: shrewish
• 泼脏水 泼脏水 pō zāng shuǐ: to splash dirty water
• 瓢泼 瓢泼 piáo pō: (of rain) pouring
• 瓢泼大雨 瓢泼大雨 piáo pō dà yǔ: downpour (idiom)
• 瓢泼而下 瓢泼而下 piáo pō ér xià: (of rain) to fall heavily
• 耍泼 耍泼 shuǎ pō: (dialect) to make an unreasonable scene
• 风泼 风泼 fēng pō: crazy