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泼冷水 (pō lěng shuǐ): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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泼冷水 (pō lěng shuǐ): Pour cold water / Dampen enthusiasm — Meaning & Stroke Order

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泼冷水 consists of 3 characters.

sprinkle; splash

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 泼冷水.

Words with 泼

活泼huó poHSK 4
瓢泼大雨piáo pō dà yǔ

Words with 冷

冷静lěng jìngHSK 4
冷冻lěng dòng
冷却lěng què
冷战lěng zhàn
冷杉lěng shān
冷气lěng qì
冷水lěng shuǐ
冷淡lěng dàn

Words with 水

水果shuǐ guǒHSK 1
水平shuǐ píngHSK 3
矿泉水kuàng quán shuǐHSK 4
冷水lěng shuǐ
凉水liáng shuǐ
口水kǒu shuǐ
墨水mò shuǐ
开水kāi shuǐ

How to Use 泼冷水 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 泼冷水 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith喜欢

xǐ喜

huan欢

pō泼

lěng冷

shuǐ水

neutral

like to dampen enthusiasm

Verb + Complement + Objectwith一盆

pō泼

le了

yī一

pén盆

lěng冷

shuǐ水

Verb + Object (with prepositional phrase)with他

gěi给

tā他

pō泼

lěng冷

shuǐ水

Adverb + Verbwith别

bié别

pō泼

lěng冷

shuǐ水

Example Sentences with 泼冷水

Tā他

gāng刚

tí提

chū出

xīn新

xiǎng想

fǎ法

neutral

poured a basin of cold water

neutral

pour cold water on him

informal

Spoken

don't dampen enthusiasm

，

jiù就

yǒu有

rén人

gěi给

tā他

pō泼

lěng冷

shuǐ水

。

As soon as he proposed his new idea, someone poured cold water on it.

wǒ我

xiǎng想

qù去

gōng公

yuán园

wán玩

，

dàn但

mā妈

mā妈

pō泼

lěng冷

shuǐ水

shuō说

xià下

yǔ雨

le了

。

I wanted to go play in the park, but my mom poured cold water on my idea by saying it's raining.

tā他

gāng刚

tí提

chū出

chuàng创

yè业

gòu构

xiǎng想

，

jiù就

yǒu有

rén人

pō泼

lěng冷

shuǐ水

zhì质

yí疑

qí其

kě可

xíng行

xìng性

。

He had just proposed his business idea when someone poured cold water on it by questioning its feasibility.

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zài在

zhàn战

lüè略

yán研

tǎo讨

huì会

shàng上

，

zhuān专

jiā家

men们

bìng并

wèi未

pō泼

lěng冷

shuǐ水

，

ér而

shì是

tí提

gōng供

le了

jiàn建

shè设

xìng性

yì意

jiàn见

。

At the strategy seminar, the experts did not dampen enthusiasm but instead offered constructive suggestions.

tā他

jì计

huà划

kāi开

yī一

jiā家

xīn新

diàn店

，

péng

nǐ你

wèi为

hé何

zǒng总

zài在

dà大

jiā家

rè热

qíng情

gāo

jǐn尽

guǎn管

miàn面

lín临

zhū诸

duō多

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

，

dàn

tuán团

duì队

zhèng正

rè热

qíng情

gāo高

zhǎng涨

dì地

tǎo讨

lùn

tā他

běn本

xiǎng想

fēn分

xiǎng享

yí一

gè个

jī激

dòng动

rén

朋

yǒu友

què却

pō泼

lěng冷

shuǐ水

shuō说

xiàn现

zài在

shēng生

yì意

bù不

hǎo好

zuò做

。

He planned to open a new store, but his friend poured cold water on his plan by saying business is tough now.

高

zhǎng涨

shí时

pō泼

lěng冷

shuǐ水

，

dǎ打

jī击

tuán团

duì队

shì士

qì气

ne呢

？

Why do you always pour cold water on everyone's high spirits and dampen the team's morale?

但

lǐng领

dǎo导

bìng并

wèi未

duì对

zhè这

xiàng项

chuàng创

xīn新

jì计

huà划

pō泼

lěng冷

shuǐ水

。

Despite facing many challenges, the leader did not pour cold water on this innovative plan.

论

xīn新

xiàng项

mù目

，

jīng经

lǐ理

tū突

rán然

pō泼

lěng冷

shuǐ水

tí提

xǐng醒

yù预

suàn算

yǒu有

xiàn限

。

The team was enthusiastically discussing the new project when the manager suddenly poured cold water on their enthusiasm by reminding them of the limited budget.

人

xīn心

de的

fā发

xiàn现

，

què却

bèi被

tóng同

shì事

pō泼

lěng冷

shuǐ水

，

xīn心

qíng情

dùn顿

shí时

dī低

luò落

。

He intended to share an exciting discovery, but his colleague poured cold water on it, instantly dampening his mood.