泼冷水 meaning in English
to pour cold water on; (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm
Meaning of 泼冷水
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
pōlěngshuǐ
- to pour cold water on
- (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm
Stroke order for each character
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泼 pō · to splash · 8 strokes
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冷 lěng · cold · 7 strokes
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水 shuǐ · water · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 泼冷水.
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit |
| 水平 | shuǐpíng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 药水 | yàoshuǐ | medicine in liquid form; bottled medicine |
| 凉水 | liángshuǐ | cool water; unboiled water |
| 冷静 | lěngjìng | calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet |
| 寒冷 | hánlěng | cold (climate); frigid |
| 海水 | hǎishuǐ | seawater |
| 汽水 | qìshuǐ | soda pop; carbonated soft drink |
| 泪水 | lèishuǐ | teardrop; tears |
| 矿泉水 | kuàngquánshuǐ | mineral water |
| 开水 | kāishuǐ | boiled water; boiling water |
| 纯净水 | chúnjìngshuǐ | purified water |
Questions about 泼冷水
What does 泼冷水 mean?
泼冷水 (pō lěngshuǐ) means "to pour cold water on; (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm".
How do you write 泼冷水?
泼冷水 is made of 3 characters: 泼 (8 strokes), 冷 (7 strokes), 水 (4 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 泼冷水 an HSK word?
Yes. 泼冷水 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 泼冷水 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 泼冷水 is written 潑冷水.