pō泼（潑）
泼（潑）
HSK 5
common
verb
adjective
Meaning of 泼
泼 means to splash; to sprinkle; to pour out; unreasonable; shrewish; fierce. Pronounced pō. HSK 5.
- to splash; to sprinkle; to pour out
- unreasonable; shrewish; fierce
- vigorous; spirited; full of vitality
Character Info
Radical氵
Strokes8
Components
氵
發
Stroke Order
泼
Definitions & Examples
Sǎo扫
dì地
shí时
，
pō泼
yī一
diǎn点
shuǐ水
，
miǎn免
de得
chén尘
tǔ土
fēi飞
yáng扬
。
When sweeping the floor, sprinkle a little water to prevent dust from flying.
Tā他
shēng生
qì气
de地
bǎ把
shuǐ水
pō泼
dào到
le了
dì地
shang上
。
He angrily splashed the water onto the ground.
Pō泼
shuǐ水
jié节
shì是
Dǎi傣
zú族
de的
zhòng重
yào要
jié节
rì日
。
The Water Splashing Festival is an important festival of the Dai people.
Bié别
bǎ把
tāng汤
pō泼
dào到
yī衣
fu服
shang上
。
Don't spill the soup on your clothes.
Tā她
yòng用
pén盆
pō泼
shuǐ水
jiāo浇
huā花
。
She uses a basin to splash water and water the flowers.
Relations
Measure Words
盆/ pén
Primary
桶/ tǒng