Hanzi
Traditional
潑
Simplified
泼

to splash/to spill/rough and coarse/brutish

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

pō

Bopomofo

ㄆㄛ

Jyutping

put6

Example sentences

活潑 / 活泼 huópō
她的個性很活潑。
她的个性很活泼。

Her personality is very lively.

討人喜歡 / 讨人喜欢 tǎorénxǐhuān
那個孩子活潑可愛，非常討人喜歡。
那个孩子活泼可爱，非常讨人喜欢。

That child is lively and cute, and is very likeable.

潑 / 泼 pō
他把水潑在地板上。
他把水泼在地板上。

He splashed water on the floor.

潑冷水 / 泼冷水 pōlěngshuǐ
我正興高采烈地分享我的計劃，他卻給我潑冷水。
我正兴高采烈地分享我的计划，他却给我泼冷水。

I was excitedly sharing my plan, but he threw cold water on it.

Example Vocabulary

活潑

huo2'po1

lively; vivacious; active

潑

po1

to splash; to spill; to sprinkle

撒潑

sa1'po1

潑冷水

po1'leng3'shui3

to throw cold water on; to dampen someone's spirits

潑婦

po1'fu4

潑水

po1'shui3

潑水節

po1'shui3'jie2

潑水難收

po1'shui3'nan2'shou1

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