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泼冷水

pōlěngshuǐ

Traditional: 潑冷水

(fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm

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Meaning of 泼冷水 in English

pōlěngshuǐHSK 7–9Syllabus #8518
  1. (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm
  2. to pour cold water on

Characters

泼 on its own →
pō · to splash

HSK words with 泼

活泼HSK 4泼HSK 6
冷 on its own →
lěng · cold

HSK words with 冷

冷HSK 1寒冷HSK 4冷静HSK 4冷淡HSK 7–9冷冻HSK 7–9冷酷HSK 7–9冷落HSK 7–9冷门HSK 7–9冷漠HSK 7–9冷气HSK 7–9
水 on its own →
shuǐ · water

HSK words with 水

水HSK 1水果HSK 1水平HSK 3矿泉水HSK 3汽水HSK 4汗水HSK 5降水HSK 5开水HSK 5泪水HSK 5水分HSK 5

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences