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泼

pō · po

Traditional 潑

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)是(shì)泼水节(pōshuǐjié)！

    Today is the Water Splashing Festival!

  2. Leon

    什么(shénme)是(shì)泼水节(pōshuǐjié)？

    What is the Water Splashing Festival?

  3. Dengdeng

    大家(dàjiā)互相(hùxiāng)泼(pō)水(shuǐ)，祝(zhù)对方(duìfāng)幸福(xìngfú)。

    Everyone splashes water on each other and wishes happiness.

  4. Leon

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)泼(pō)了(le)！

    Okay, I'm splashing!

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)还(hái)在(zài)口袋(kǒudài)里(lǐ)！

    My phone is still in my pocket!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)往(wǎng)他(tā)自(zì)己(jǐ)身(shēn)上(shang)泼(pō)了(le)一(yì)盆(pén)冷(lěng)水(shuǐ)。

He poured cold water over himself.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

小(xiǎo)心(xīn)别(bié)把(bǎ)热(rè)汤(tāng)泼(pō)到(dào)别(bié)人(rén)身(shēn)上(shang)。

Be careful not to spill the hot soup on others.

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