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泼

pō
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

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

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Character focus

Stroke order

8 strokes

Word relationships

Related words

2 items
倒
dǎo

to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally

泼 implies forceful splashing; 倒 means to pour out
溅
jiàn

to splash

泼 is intentional splashing; 溅 is accidental splattering

Synonyms

1 item
洒
sǎ

to sprinkle

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

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
huó po

lively

泼冷水
pō lěng shuǐ

(fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm

撒泼
sā pō

to make an unreasonable scene

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
pō chū qù de shuǐ

spilt water

泼妇
pō fù

shrew

泼掉
pō diào

spill

泼水
pō shuǐ

to sprinkle

泼水节
pō shuǐ jié

Songkran (Thai New Year)

泼水难收
pō shuǐ nán shōu

water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change

泼溅
pō jiàn

to spatter

泼辣
pō la

shrewish

泼脏水
pō zāng shuǐ

to splash dirty water

瓢泼
piáo pō

(of rain) pouring

瓢泼大雨
piáo pō dà yǔ

downpour (idiom)

瓢泼而下
piáo pō ér xià

(of rain) to fall heavily

耍泼
shuǎ pō

(dialect) to make an unreasonable scene

风泼
fēng pō

crazy