泼

pō · po

Traditional 潑

Meaning

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

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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