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HSK 4
泼
潑
pō
1.
to splash
2.
to spill
3.
rough and coarse
4.
brutish
HSK 6
Common • Top 7%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
撒泼
sāpō
to make an unreasonable scene
活泼
huópo
lively
泼妇
pōfù
shrew
泼掉
pōdiào
spill
泼水
pōshuǐ
to sprinkle
泼溅
pōjiàn
to spatter
泼物
pōwù
evil creature (curse word)
泼贱
pōjiàn
base
泼辣
pōla
shrewish
瓢泼
piáopō
(of rain) pouring
耍泼
shuǎpō
(dialect) to make an unreasonable scene
风泼
fēngpō
crazy
泼冷水
pōlěngshuǐ
lit. to pour cold water on
泼水节
Pōshuǐjié
Songkran (Thai New Year)
泼烟花
pōyānhuā
low-class prostitute
泼贱人
pōjiànrén
slut
油泼扯面
yóupōchěmiàn
broad, belt-shaped noodles, popular in Shaanxi, also known as biángbiáng miàn
泼妇骂街
pōfùmàjiē
shouting abuse in the street like a fishwife
泼水难收
pōshuǐnánshōu
water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change
瓢泼大雨
piáopōdàyǔ
downpour (idiom)
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 4
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,326
- Word Frequency Rank
- 5,646 of 84,292